Each day, the New York Times invites its players into a quiet contest of language and pattern — and today's Strands puzzle offers permission itself as the theme, asking solvers to find the many words by which one human being says yes to another. From 'Allow' to 'License,' from 'Bless' to 'Sanction,' the grid holds a small taxonomy of consent, bound together by the spangram 'Give the Nod.' In an age of information abundance, even the choice of how much help to seek — hint, nudge, or full answer — becomes its own small act of self-permission.
NYT Strands May 7: Permission-themed puzzle with 'Give the Nod' spangram
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