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· Puzzle #58

NYT Strands Hints and Answers for April 30, 2024 (#58)

Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of April 30, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.

Stuck on the Strands puzzle of April 30, 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 30, 2024, one rung at a time

ThemeToday’s theme

Pour it on

Today’s theme is “Pour it on”. All 6 theme words fit that idea — and the spangram names it outright.

Hint 2First letters

The theme words begin with A, K, M, M, S, T. Two of them start with the same letter (M).

Hint 3Word lengths

By length, the answers run 4, 5, 7, 7, 8 and 8. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 8.

SpangramThe spangram

CONDIMENT

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

Starts with C, ends with T.

AnswersAll theme words
  • MAYO4 letters
  • AIOLI5 letters
  • KETCHUP7 letters
  • MUSTARD7 letters
  • SRIRACHA8 letters
  • TZATZIKI8 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

#57 · “Name dropping”

Spangram: MUSICIANS

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