Yesterday's Strands Hints & Answers - Solve NYT Strands

THEME

Hairy styles

• Word 1: BUZZ

  Definition: a low, continuous humming or murmuring sound, made by or similar to that made by an insect

  Synonyms: hum, humming, buzzing, murmur, drone, whir, whirring, fizz, fizzing, fuzz, hiss, singing, whisper, rumour, gossip, story, word, report, whisper, speculation, insinuation, suggestion, hint, hum, drone, bumble, whir, fizz, fuzz, hiss, sing, murmur, whisper, bustle, scurry, scuttle, scramble, scamper, flutter, fuss, have an air of, throw, toss, fling, pitch, cast, lob, launch, flip, catapult, shy, dash, send, bowl, aim, direct, project, propel, fire, let fly

• Word 2: FADE

  Definition: gradually grow faint and disappear

  Synonyms: dim, grow dim, grow faint, grow feeble, fail, dwindle, grow less, die away, wane, disappear, vanish, decline, dissolve, peter out, melt away, evanesce

• Word 3: FAUXHAWK

  Definition: a hairstyle in which a section of hair running from the front to the back of the head stands erect, intended to resemble a Mohican haircut (in which the sides of the head are shaved)

• Word 4: FLATTOP

  Definition: a man's hairstyle in which the hair is cropped short so that it bristles up into a flat surface

• Word 5: PAGEBOY

  Definition: a page in a hotel or attending a bride at a wedding

  Synonyms: errand boy, pageboy, messenger boy, attendant, pageboy, train-bearer

• Word 6: PIXIE

  Definition: a supernatural being in folklore and children's stories, typically portrayed as small and humanlike in form, with pointed ears and a pointed hat

  Synonyms: elf, fairy, sprite, imp, brownie, puck, leprechaun, hobgoblin, peri

• Word 7: SHAG

  Definition: a carpet or rug with a long, rough pile

  Synonyms: pile, fibres, threads, weave, shag, texture, feel, surface, grain, have sexual intercourse, make love, sleep with/together, go to bed with/together

• Spangram: SHORTCUTS

  Definition: an alternative route that is shorter than the one usually taken