NYT Strands hints and answers for Friday, May 15 (game #803)

(Image credit: New York Times) Looking for a different day?A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Thursday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, May 14 (game #802).Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it's great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.NYT Strands today (game #803) - hint #1 - today's themeWhat is the theme of today's NYT Strands?• Today's NYT Strands theme is… Weasally wascalsNYT Strands today (game #803) - hint #2 - clue wordsPlay any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.MUSERATEDWILDERFIELDMATEPLOTNYT Strands today (game #803) - hint #3 - spangram lettersHow many letters are in today's spangram?• Spangram has 9 lettersNYT Strands today (game #803) - hint #4 - spangram positionWhat are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?First side: top, 3rd columnLast side: bottom, 4th columnRight, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.NYT Strands today (game #803) - the answers (Image credit: New York Times)The answers to today's Strands, game #803, are…OTTERBADGERFERRETMARTENPOLECATWOLVERINESPANGRAM: MUSTELIDSMy rating: HardMy score: 1 hintThis theme was confusing — was it some kind of reference to Elmer Fudd? Or were we looking for animals similar to weasels.Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more.Unable to find anything related to either I took a hint and OTTER set me in the right direction.I got BADGER next and realized the type of animals we were looking for, although it wasn’t until I finally got the spangram that I learned that all of today’s words belong to a family of animals called MUSTELIDS, grouped together due to their carnivorous diets and long bodies with short legs. I don’t think Elmer qualifies in either category.Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Thursday, May 14, game #802)ARCHERYDISGUISEFORESTFRIAROUTLAWSHERIFFSPANGRAM: ROBINHOODWhat is NYT Strands?Strands is the NYT's not-so-new-any-more word game, following Wordle and Connections. It's now a fully fledged member of the NYT's games stable that has been running for a year and which can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.I've got a full guide to how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you're struggling to beat it each day. Johnny is a freelance pop culture journalist who has been writing about the internet, music, football and famous people since the iPhone was just a twinkle in Steve Jobs' eye. Previously known by the pseudonym the Pop Detective, his journalistic career began making up stories about Madonna's addiction to sausage rolls (this is not true by the way). A man of few talents, his career is rich and various and includes the highs of interviewing Elton John and Blur; and the lows of interviewing Right Said Fred, appearing on a Channel 5 documentary about Peter Kay, and fact-checking the instruction manual for a German cooker. Somehow still affording to live in North London he is at his happiest riding his bicycle and shouting at pigeons.