Need help solving today's NYT Strand? Today's subject is “Plan Ahead.”

Below is a list of clues and answers for Strand #267. Start with the clue and work your way up to the full answer for Strand #267.

WARNING: There are spoilers for Strand #267.

The official theme of NYT Strands #267 is... “Plan ahead

And here's an unofficial tip from me: “Use your cell phone stuff.”

If you're still not sure, here are a few valuable hint words:

Still having trouble? Spangram gives us a hint on conjunctions. Today, it starts with a 'C' and ends with an 'R'.

Scroll down to see what it is.

CALENDAR.

Now, what's the answer to today's strand?

Drumroll, please.

... Spangram was CALENDAR.

Strands #267

“Plan on it”

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Hello Strands fans! I would like to pay tribute to the puzzle-setters at the New York Times. At first glance, “Plan on it” seems vague and unhelpful. But CALENDAR, of course, is literally about planning. Not a single word is wasted.

But it was only later that I realized, after being surprised that “datapoint” was not a spangram, that I needed two clues to get started and was kicking myself when I was handed both DATE and WEEK.

Even then I wasn't quite sure where I was going, but it was enough to keep going. I wrote MONTH on the right side and YEAR on the left. Then I found EVENT on the upper right and HOLIDAY on the other side.

Now there was room for a spangram: CALENDAR spelled backwards from bottom to top.

Only one answer remained: APPOINTMENT is in the lower right.

Are you reading this late in the day? The full article on the Strand's solution to yesterday's Round 266 can be found here.