Each day, the New York Times Strands puzzle offers players a small meditation disguised as a word game — and on July 3, 2026, that meditation concerns the ancient human quality of stubbornness. Themed around the phrase 'It's like talking to a brick wall,' puzzle number 852 asks solvers to find five words for immovability — OBSTINATE, WILLFUL, HEADSTRONG, FIRM, and STUBBORN — anchored by the spangram NOTBUDGING, which spans the entire board like a quiet monument to refusal. In a game with no time limits and no way to lose, the puzzle becomes less a test of speed than an invitation to sit with r
NYT Strands Hints and Answers for July 3: 'Talking to a Brick Wall'
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