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· Puzzle #40

NYT Strands Hints and Answers for April 12, 2024 (#40)

Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of April 12, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.

Stuck on the Strands puzzle of April 12, 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 12, 2024, one rung at a time

ThemeToday’s theme

You can say that again!

Start from the clue “You can say that again!”. Once you see what the 7 theme words have in common, the grid opens up quickly.

Hint 2First letters

The theme words begin with C, C, G, M, M, P, T. Several share a starting letter (C, M).

Hint 3Word lengths

By length, the answers run 4, 4, 4, 6, 6, 6 and 8. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 8.

SpangramThe spangram

REPETITION

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

Starts with R, ends with N.

AnswersAll theme words
  • GOGO4 letters
  • MAMA4 letters
  • TUTU4 letters
  • CANCAN6 letters
  • MURMUR6 letters
  • POMPOM6 letters
  • COUSCOUS8 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

#39 · “It’s all in your head”

Spangram: MAKEBELIEVE

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