🚨📢 *BREAKING NEWS* 📢🚨 - If you thought boring puzzle guides were just for your grandpa at the senior center, THINK AGAIN! 🤡💀💥 👾 Today’s NYT Strands puzzle #497 is about as easy as stealing candy from a baby 🤤🍬, especially if you’ve ever *glanced* at what you’re wearing. Like, fr fr, the only thing more basic than this puzzle is a phone charger that only works on a FULL MOON 🌙🔌. Okay, genius squad, if you need hints or answers for today’s mind-bending puzzle that’s REALLY just an existential crisis in disguise, click that sleazy link to your mental demise 🚀😱. And while you’re at it, snag those Wordle answers too—because who isn’t ballin’ on a budget of brain cells? 🧠💰 But wait... *Leaked Developer Quote Alert*: “We keep the puzzles easy so boomers can reminisce about the good ol’ days of crosswording! Also, premium hints will drop next week for $9.99. No cap.” 🤖💳💸 🔥 So listen up: If you’re struggling with today’s Strands, just remember—it’s okay to seethe and cope. But guess what? Tomorrow, they’re dropping a puzzle that’s literally just the Dunning-Kruger effect in action. 🌌🤯 *Unhinged Prediction*: Within 5 years, NYT will release a "TikTok Strands" where you have 15 seconds to guess the answer while dancing. Get ready for that cringe, folks! 🕺💀