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NYT Strands Hints and Answers for April 7, 2024 (#35)

Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of April 7, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.

Stuck on the Strands puzzle of April 7, 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 7, 2024, one rung at a time

ThemeToday’s theme

This’ll all blow over

Start from the clue “This’ll all blow over”. Once you see what the 6 theme words have in common, the grid opens up quickly.

Hint 2First letters

The theme words begin with B, B, E, F, P, S. Two of them start with the same letter (B).

Hint 3Word lengths

By length, the answers run 5, 5, 6, 7, 7 and 7. The shortest is 5 letters, the longest 7.

SpangramThe spangram

LIGHTWEIGHT

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

Starts with L, ends with T.

AnswersAll theme words
  • PAPER5 letters
  • STRAW5 letters
  • BUBBLE6 letters
  • BALLOON7 letters
  • EYELASH7 letters
  • FEATHER7 letters
BoardThe completed grid

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

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