The theme for today's NYT Strands puzzle is a combination of words under the title A nice medley. Players are encouraged to find hidden words that align with this central theme, and discovering three words of four letters or more will unlock a theme word.
Among the words that can assist in achieving this are PODGE, MELD, BEND, and HAMS. The completed puzzle includes the spangram ODDSANDENDS, which can be located by tracing five letters down the left vertical row.
Today's nonspangram answers include JUMBLE, RAGBAG, VARIETY, HODGEPODGE, and MISHMASH. Players discovering all answers will cover every letter on the board, with the total number of answers varying from the traditional eight.