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· Puzzle #29

NYT Strands Hints and Answers for April 1, 2024 (#29)

Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of April 1, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.

Stuck on the Strands puzzle of April 1, 2024? Start with the theme, take one rung at a time, and stop as soon as the grid opens up. Nothing below is revealed until you tap it.

Hints for April 1, 2024, one rung at a time

ThemeToday’s theme

What’s so funny?

The puzzle calls today’s theme “What’s so funny?”. Read it loosely: the 7 answers are examples of it, not synonyms for it.

Hint 2First letters

Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are C, C, G, H, L, R, T. Two of them start with the same letter (C).

Hint 3Word lengths

The theme words are 4, 4, 5, 6, 6, 7 and 7 letters long. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 7.

SpangramThe spangram

HILARIOUS

It is a single word of 9 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.

Starts with H, ends with S.

AnswersAll theme words
  • HOOT4 letters
  • ROAR4 letters
  • LAUGH5 letters
  • GUFFAW6 letters
  • TITTER6 letters
  • CHORTLE7 letters
  • CHUCKLE7 letters
BoardThe completed grid

Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.

Yesterday’s Strands

Yesterday’s Strands

#28 · “It’s lit!”

Spangram: ILLUMINATION

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