Looking for the most recent Strands answer?Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.I just love today's NYTStrandspuzzle, but then I am a child of the 1980s, and that's my music. Viewers of the infamous Sopranos series finale should also be able to ace this puzzle. If you need hints and answers, read on.I go into depth about therules for Strands in this story.If you're looking for today's Wordle, Connections and Mini Crossword answers, you can visitCNET's NYT puzzle hints page.Read more:NYT Connections Turns 1: These Are the 5 Toughest Puzzles So FarHint for today's Strands puzzleToday's Strands theme is:Don't stop believin'If that doesn't help you, here's a clue: There is no South Detroit, but...Clue words to unlock in-game hintsYour goal is to find hidden words that fit the puzzle's theme. If you're stuck, find any words you can. Every time you find three words of four letters or more, Strands will reveal one of the theme words. These are the words I used to get those hints, but any words of four or more letters that you find will work:LONE, ROOK, DONE, MALL, TOLE, DOLL, NIGHT, TALL, TOLL, RAIN, ROLE, RONE, JOYSAnswers for today's Strands puzzleThese are the answers that tie into the theme. The goal of the puzzle is to find them all, including the spangram, a theme word that reaches from one side of the puzzle to the other. When you've got all of them (I originally thought there were always eight but learned that the number can vary), every letter on the board will be used. Here are the nonspangram answers:SMALL, TOWN, GIRL, TOOK, MIDNIGHT, TRAIN, LONELY, WORLDToday's Strands spangramToday's Strands spangram isJOURNEY.To find it, start with the J that's four letters down on the far-right row, and wind across. The completed NYT Strands puzzle for Feb. 12, 2025, #346. NYT/Screenshot by CNET