Each day, the New York Times invites its readers into a small, quiet contest with language — and on March 11, the theme is survival itself. The Strands puzzle arranges six words across a grid, each one naming a way that living things protect themselves from harm, all of them gathered under a single diagonal spangram: Defenses. It is a reminder that the instinct to endure is ancient, varied, and worth naming.
Mashable India
· Mar 11, 2026
· technology
· 1 min de leitura
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NYT Strands March 11: Protection-themed puzzle with 'Defenses' spangram
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