Can I help you a little today? Today's puzzle — "Nail it!""- Once you figure out what it refers to, it is not too tough

Below we've compiled some useful tips for Strand#91 and the answer to that We'll start with a few clues before building the full answer for Strand #91, so read on if you need a bit of help

Warning: Spoilers are ahead for Strand #91  

The official theme of NYT Strand #91 is: "Nail it!"

And here's an informal tip from me: "Do you need a hand?"

If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give those valuable clue tokens:

Still struggling? Spangram will give you tips about connecting words Today, it starts with 'M' and ends with 'E'

Scroll down to find out what it is

So, what is Strand's answer today for game #91

Drumroll, please

And the spangram was a manicure

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hi chain As long as you are familiar with nail care, there is nothing too tricky today And even without you, you can still be confused as I did

I was immediately helped by spotting the spangram-MANICURE- This saved me looking for a DIY angle from it nailed"!"Theme, and I was able to pick up some low-hanging fruit in the upper left segment Buff, moisturizer and file are all obvious nail care-related words, even to a largely ignorant person like me

I then found a cleanse in the lower right corner that felt plausible and turned out to be right It, in turn, neatly coded off the color at the bottom left

There were two words left, both in the upper right On a whim, I tried the base that turned out to be correct It left the topper - a word I'm not used to in the context of nail care, but again it was the right one

Then there's nothing too taxing, but it would be nice if I got something I'm an expert tomorrow!

Are you reading this in a later time zone? You can find the full article of yesterday's Strand answer for game #90 right here