Need help with today's NYT strand? Today's theme “Come fly with me” should be easy for US residents, but may be difficult for occasional visitors.

Below we have compiled some helpful hints for Strands #269, as well as answers when you need them. We'll start with the hints and then go on to the full solution to Strands #269.

WARNING: There are spoilers for Strands #269.

The official theme for NYT Strands #269 is... “Let's Fly Together.”

And here's an unofficial hint from me: “Prepare to board.”

If you're still in the dark, here's a handy word that gives you a valuable hint token:

Still having trouble? Spangram gives you a hint on conjunctions. Today it starts with an “A” and ends with an “S.”

Scroll down to see what it is.

AIRLINES.

Now, what's the answer to today's strand?

Drumroll, please.

... Spangram was AIRLINES.

Strands #269

“Come fly with me”

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Hello Strands fans! This song may be problematic for non-US residents.

Nevertheless, I managed to get by without a clue, partly because the “Come fly with me” theme leaves little room for ambiguity, and partly because I recognized the AIRLINES spangram immediately.

I know a few American airlines, so ironically I was able to find SOUTHWEST northeast of the grid to get started.

Just below that was DELTA, and the remaining letters on the right side of the grid were in one lane, so I was able to connect SPIRIT without actually having heard of it.

Moving to the left side of the board, I found FRONTIER in the upper left corner and UNITED below it. VIRGIN in the lower left corner completed the puzzle.

Reading this late in the day? You can read the full article about the solution to yesterday's game #268 on the Strand here.