StrandsNew York TimesLooking for Mondays Strands hints, spangram and answers? You can find them here:I always enjoy really long spangrams to figure out, and I like it when they twist into fun shapes relating to the puzzle. Today, we have both!How To Play StrandsThe New York Times Strands puzzle is a play on the classic word search. Its in beta for now, which means itll only stick around if enough people play it every day.Theres a new game of Strands to play every day. The game will present you with a six by eight grid of letters. The aim is to find a group of words that have something in common, and youll get a clue as to what that theme is. When you find a theme word, it will remain highlighted in blue.Youll also need to find a special word called a spangram. This tells you what the words have in common. The spangram links two opposite sides of the board. While the theme words will not be a proper name, the spangram can be a proper name. When you find the spangram, it will remain highlighted in yellow.Be warned: Youll need to be on your toes.Some themes are fill-in-the-blank phrases. They may also be steps in a process, items that all belong to the same category, synonyms or homophones, The New York Times notes. Just as she varies the difficulty of Wordle puzzles within a week, [Wordle and Strands editor Tracy] Bennett plans to throw Strands solvers curveballs every once in a while.MORE FOR YOUWhat Is Todays Strands Hint?The NYT hint will be first, then we will do a hint of my own creation to help you. The first hint:Stable supplyMine is:Whoa nelly!This should be relatively easy, Id say.What Are Todays Strands Answers?The spangram is below as spoilers begin, then the answer list after that.HORSEBACKRIDINGAnd where you find it:StrandsNYTAnd the answer list:REINSSPURSSADDLEBRIDLEHARNESSCROPStrandsNYTWell, I told you it was a long spangram today, and here we are. I got HORSE then RIDING then HORSERIDING before I found HORSEBACKRISING for a full 15 letter spangram which you dont see everyday. And its in the shape of a horse head! Very funny. The words were pretty easy and the only one that wasnt there really was HORSESHOE, but I think thats understandable.Follow me on Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram.Pick up my sci-fi novels the Herokiller series and The Earthborn Trilogy.