Today's NYT Strands puzzle theme, "Say my name," can be tricky but with some hints and clues, it can be solved. The official theme is "Soundalikes," and the connection word begins with 'H' and ends with 'S'. Some useful words to consider are STORY, STOLE, WHOLE, GAMER, TOME, and PONY. The answers for Strands #133 include MERRY, PEAT, HAIRY, GALE, FILL, WHINNY, ATOM, and RUSTLE. The spangram for today's puzzle is HOMOPHONES. The puzzle requires lateral thinking to find similar-sounding words instead of names. The author's journey through the puzzle involved discovering words like MERRY and PEAT, eventually leading to the solution. The challenge was enjoyable and a great workout for the brain. If you missed yesterday's answers for Strands #132, they can be found in the full article linked in the post.