NYT Strands - getting the hang of the pangram

[JaneJeffer]

Strands #4
“Don’t do it!”
💡🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵💡🔵
💡🔵💡🟡

Strands #43
“This and that”
🔵🔵💡🔵
🔵🔵🔵🔵
💡🔵🟡
Harder than recent ones

Strands #43
“This and that”
🔵🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵🟡🔵
🔵

I still don't understand todays. Found the words through luck, perseverance and elimination.

Strands #43
“This and that”
🔵🔵🔵🔵
🔵💡🔵🟡
🔵🔵

Strands #43
“This and that”
💡🔵🔵💡
🔵🔵🟡🔵
🔵🔵🔵

Strands #43
“This and that”
🔵🔵🔵🔵
🟡🔵🔵🔵
🔵
Finally got the theme as I put the last word in.

@AutumnNymph the spangram kind of explains it. I needed a hint though.

Strands #43
“This and that”
🔵💡🔵🔵
🟡🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵

Quite satisfying once you finally see it. Infuriating before that!

Strands #43
“This and that”
🔵🔵🔵🟡
🔵🔵🔵🔵
🔵

I am at the infuriated stage!!!!

Finally!!!

Strands #43
“This and that”
💡🔵🔵🔵
🟡🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵

Strands #43
“This and that”
💡🔵🔵💡
🔵🔵🔵🟡
🔵🔵🔵

Strands #44
“On the grid”
🔵🔵💡🔵
🔵🔵🟡🔵

I didn't realise connecting lines could cross one another!

That stumped me for a while @LenaLamont
Strands #44
“On the grid”
🔵🔵🟡🔵
🔵🔵🔵

Strands #44
“On the grid”
🔵🔵🔵🔵
🟡🔵🔵

Strands #44
“On the grid”
🔵🔵🔵💡
🔵🔵💡🔵
💡🟡

Strands #44
“On the grid”
🔵🔵🔵🔵
🟡🔵🔵

Much more obvious today

Nice!

Strands #44
“On the grid”
🔵🔵🔵🟡
🔵🔵🔵

Strands #44
“On the grid”
💡🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵💡🔵
🟡

Strands #44
“On the grid”
🔵🔵🔵🔵
🔵🟡🔵
Woohoo! First time ever with no hints.

Strands #44
“On the grid”
🔵💡🔵🔵
🟡🔵🔵🔵

Strands #44
“On the grid”
🟡🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵🔵

Strands #44
“On the grid”
🔵🔵🔵🟡
🔵🔵🔵

Strands #44
“On the grid”
🔵🔵🔵🔵
🟡🔵🔵
I was surprised that the line crosses itself as well. I assumed that didn’t happen.

Strands #44
“On the grid”
💡🔵💡🔵
🟡🔵🔵🔵
🔵

Strands #44
“On the grid”
🔵🔵🔵🟡
🔵🔵🔵

I was surprised about the crossing lines too.

Strands #45
“The long run”
🟡🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵🔵🔵