{"id":190217,"date":"2025-12-18T16:04:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T16:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/190217\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T16:04:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T16:04:14","slug":"thursday-december-18-natural-remedies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/190217\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday, December 18 (Natural Remedies)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" top-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1766073854_33_0x0.png\" alt=\"Strands Hed Final\" data-height=\"720\" data-width=\"1280\" fetchpriority=\"high\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s NYT Strands hints and answers<\/p>\n<p>Credit: New York Times<\/p>\n<p>A week from today is Christmas. It\u2019s been so nice here, it really hasn\u2019t felt like Christmas much to me. I\u2019m behind on my Christmas shopping, also, but I usually am. I enjoy getting people gifts but I don\u2019t like to come up with so many gifts, and all by a specific time. I prefer to sort of stumble across things I think someone might like and just give it spontaneously. C\u2019est la vie. I\u2019ve had a bit of a cold the last couple days, so today\u2019s Strands is pretty on-point. Let\u2019s solve it!<\/p>\n<p>Looking for Wednesday\u2019s Strands? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/erikkain\/2025\/12\/15\/nyt-strands-hints-spangram-answers-tuesday-december-16-let-me-count-the-ways\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/erikkain\/2025\/12\/15\/nyt-strands-hints-spangram-answers-tuesday-december-16-let-me-count-the-ways\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/erikkain\/2025\/12\/15\/nyt-strands-hints-spangram-answers-tuesday-december-16-let-me-count-the-ways\/\" aria-label=\"Check out our guide right here\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Check out our guide right here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>How To Play Strands<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/games\/strands\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/games\/strands\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/games\/strands\" aria-label=\"Strands\">Strands<\/a> is the newest game in the New York Times\u2019 stable of puzzle games. It\u2019s a fun twist on classic word search games. Every day we\u2019re given a new theme and then tasked with uncovering all the words on the grid that fit that theme, including a spangram that spans two sides of the board. One of these words is the spangram which crosses from one side of the grid to another and reveals even more about the day\u2019s theme.<\/p>\n<p>Spoilers ahead.<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s Strands Hints<\/p>\n<p>Read on for today\u2019s theme and some hints to help you uncover today\u2019s words.<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s Theme: Natural remedies<\/p>\n<p>Hint: Think along the lines of chicken noodle soup or tea.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the first two letters of each word:<\/p>\n<p>Remember, spoilers ahead!<\/p>\n<p>What Are Today\u2019s Strands Answers?<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s spangram is: IMMUNE BOOSTERS<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the full list of words:<\/p>\n<p>ELDERBERRYTURMERICGARLICHONEYLEMON<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the completed Strands grid:<\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s Strands<\/p>\n<p>Screenshot: Erik KainToday\u2019s Strands Breakdown<\/p>\n<p>Once again, a pretty straightforward Strands, especially if you\u2019ve used these various IMMUNEBOOSTERS in the past (which I have). Of course, GARLIC goes in most savory dishes I make, and HONEY and LEMON go nicely in a steaming mug of tea. ELDERBERRY isn\u2019t something I normally use, but it\u2019s in teas and supplements. TURMERIC is another good spice you can add to lots of dishes. It\u2019s good and good for you . . . .<\/p>\n<p>How did you do on your Strands today? Let me know on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/erikkain\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/erikkain\/\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/erikkain\/\" aria-label=\"Twitter\"> Twitter<\/a> and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/erikkainwriter\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/erikkainwriter\/\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/erikkainwriter\/\" aria-label=\"Facebook\"> Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Be sure to check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/erikkain\/#196d790943ab\" target=\"_self\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/erikkain\/#196d790943ab\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/erikkain\/#196d790943ab\" aria-label=\"my blog\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">my blog<\/a> for my daily Wordle guides as well as all my other writing about TV shows, streaming guides, movie reviews, video game coverage and much more. 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