The answers to today's Strands, game #489, are… My first thought when I saw the theme “every second counts” was the TV show The Bear, as that phrase has appeared many times across all four seasons.

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If you're looking for Sunday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Sunday, June 29 (game #483). Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling ...