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· Puzzle #34

NYT Strands Hints and Answers for April 6, 2024 (#34)

Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of April 6, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.

Stuck on the Strands puzzle of April 6, 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 6, 2024, one rung at a time

ThemeToday’s theme

Picture this

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

Hint 2First letters

The theme words begin with C, F, F, L, L, T, T. Several share a starting letter (F, L, T).

Hint 3Word lengths

By length, the answers run 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6 and 6. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 6.

SpangramThe spangram

PHOTOGRAPHY

11 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.

Starts with P, ends with Y.

AnswersAll theme words
  • LENS4 letters
  • FLASH5 letters
  • LIGHT5 letters
  • TIMER5 letters
  • CAMERA6 letters
  • FILTER6 letters
  • TRIPOD6 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

#33 · “Am I blushing?”

Spangram: REDALERT

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