Need help with today's NYT strand? Today's theme, “You say you want a revolution,” may not seem like what it is at first glance.

Below are some helpful hints for Strands #290 and some answers when you need them. We will start with the hints and then lead you to the full solution for Strands #290.

WARNING: There are spoilers for Strands #290.

The official theme for NYT Strands #290 is... “You Say You Want a Revolution

And here's an unofficial hint from me: “Let's Spin.”

If you're still in the dark, here's a handy word that gives you a valuable hint token:

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

Scroll down to see what it is.

SPINNERS.

Now, what's the answer to today's strand in game #290?

Drum roll please.

... Spangram was the spinners.

Strands #290

“You say you want a revolution”

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Hello Strands fans! Today's theme, “You say you want a revolution,” is in reference to the Beatles' song about revolution, but the puzzle itself has nothing to do with violent rebellion or music.

Instead, it is a puzzle about what revolves. At first I did not realize this and was forced to take the DRYER clue. I quickly realized what the clue meant and found the TIRES in the lower left corner, diagonally below it.

Unfortunately, despite the mixture of both the words “spin” and “wheel,” my mind was blank on the spinning thing, so I had to use another clue. This time, I was shown EARTH on a scale I honestly hadn't given much thought to.

Going down in size again, there was a FOOTBALL to its left, leaving enough space to get a spangram: SPINNERS, written backwards from bottom to top.

Two answers remained. The top left “wheel” was found to be part of PINWHEEL, and the bottom right was filled with BALLERINA.

Are you reading this later in the day? The full article on the Strand's solution to yesterday's game 289 can be found here.