Need help with today's NYT strand? Today's theme, “Make some noise,” may seem too broad at first, but it will become clear with some answers on the board.

Below is a list of clues for number 236. First, here are some hints before the answer to #236.

WARNING: There are spoilers for Strand #236.

The official theme for NYT Strands #236 is... “Let's Make Some Noise.”

And here's an unofficial hint from me: “It's like a zoo!”

If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words that give you valuable hint tokens:

Still having trouble? Spangram gives you a hint on conjunctive words. Today it starts with a “P” and ends with an “S.”

Scroll down to see what it is.

PETSOUNDS.

Now, what is the answer to today's game #236 strand?

Drumroll...

... Spangram was PETSOUNDS.

Game 236

“Make some noise!”

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Hello, Strand fans! Today was very easy and I finished it very quickly.

I'm a little surprised because the theme is “Make some noise!” - because the theme is vague. Fortunately, the two “SQ” examples on the board, SQUARK and SQUEAK, pointed me in the right direction.

With the first four letters of the spangram sandwiched between them, I was able to quickly deduce that the puzzle theme referred to PETSOUNDS.

After that it was smooth sailing. I found CHIRP and PURR in the bottom two corners and completed the bottom half with GROWL.

Three answers remained, all clustered in the upper right corner; finding BARK was easy, and a GRUNT door opened right next to it. All that remained was to connect the MEOW, and the puzzle was completed twice as fast.

Are you reading this late in the day? The full article on Strand's solution to yesterday's game #235 can be found here.