Today’s Strands theme, “it’s right under your nose,” shows that puzzle creators can be very literal sometimes. This puzzle skips the usual pun or double-meaning themes and puts the Spangram right in the center of the board.
The Spangram couldn’t be easier today, but the answers can be tough if you don’t have enough facial hair to think about. Here are hints to find today’s Spangram and all the right answers in their spots.
It’s right under your nose Strands Spangram hints and answer
- Hint 1: Take it very literally. What is right under a person’s nose?
- Hint 2: It’s not your mouth.
- Hint 3: You may grow, shave, or wax it, but its hairs are always there.
Today’s Spangram is MUSTACHE, starting from the “M” in the left column and going to the “E” in the right column. The Spangram cuts the board almost horizontally, making it easy to spot once you realize that’s the answer.
That means every word on the board is the name of a mustache style, which makes it tricky. People who can grow and style a mustache will find today’s Strands easier, but even those who can’t grow a proper mustache, like myself, can find the answers with some trial and error. All the names are also names of objects or other things in the real world, so none are exclusive mustache names. Check out our list below of mustache styles and try to find some of them.
Types of mustaches
The list below has names of several mustache styles, though not all are part of today’s Strands answer. Check them out and see which ones you can find on the board.
- Chevron
- Horseshoe
- Lampshade
- Walrus
- English
- Handlebar
- Hungarian
- Toothbrush
- Pencil
- Dalí
- Fu Manchu
Full list of answers to the Mustache Strands (June 18)
- MUSTACHE (Spangram)
- HORSESHOE
- PENCIL
- HANDLEBAR
- WALRUS
- TOOTHBRUSH
