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Hint for today's Strands puzzle

Today's Strands theme is: Places to go.

If that is not sufficient, here is an additional clue: Travel time!

Clue words to unlock in-game hints

Your objective involves locating concealed words matching the puzzle theme. Should you encounter difficulty, identify any available words. Upon discovering three words consisting of four letters or longer, Strands discloses one theme word. The following represent the words I located to obtain those hints, though any qualifying words will suffice:

MUST, TOUR, TART, ROAM, CATS, CAST, STEAL, MARK, STAR, STARE, REST

Answers for today's Strands puzzle

These constitute the theme-related answers. The puzzle requires identifying all, including the spangram, which spans the board from one side to the other. Once complete, all letters are utilized. The nonspangram answers include:

MUSEUM, BEACH, CASTLE, MARKET, MONUMENT, RESTAURANT

Today's Strands spangram

The spangram for today is TOURISM. Locate it beginning at the T positioned two letters down in the leftmost column, then proceed downward before moving across.