🚨💥💡 *BREAKING NEWS FOR PUZZLE NERDS* 💡💥🚨 Today's NYT Strands puzzle is here to *LOWKEY* ruin your day! 😩🤯 Think you can flex on your friends with your crossword knowledge? NO CAP, you’re about to be put to the ultimate test! I mean, who doesn't love a little mental gymnastics? 🧠💪 👀 *Dev Quote*: “We decided to make today’s Strands puzzle a real brain-buster ‘cause, like, why not? 😂” — Some stressed-out intern, probably like 🙃. Warning: These words are so long they’d give your last relationship a run for its money! 💔 Let's be real, everyone is like Drake when he hears “long words”: 👎🏽 (and then he gets all vibey when he finally finds the answers: 👍🏽). Strands be like, “Work for it!” and I’m just here like “Seethe and cope!” 🔥💰 Oh, and don’t even get me started on those *mini crosswords* which are basically glorified mazes for toddlers! 🤡 But who needs therapy when you can just solve a puzzle, amirite? 😂 ✨ *HOT TAKE*: The next big trend will be AI-generated crossword puzzles! But only if the AI can handle the existential dread of figuring out if “cat” is a valid answer for 8 down. 🤖💀 So gear up and get ready to struggle, fam! 🚀🤪