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· Puzzle #363

NYT Strands Hints and Answers for March 1, 2025 (#363)

Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of March 1, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.

Stuck on the Strands puzzle of March 1, 2025? 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 March 1, 2025, one rung at a time

ThemeToday’s theme

Let us prey

Start from the clue “Let us prey”. Once you see what the 5 theme words have in common, the grid opens up quickly.

Hint 2First letters

The theme words begin with C, H, L, O, T.

Hint 3Word lengths

By length, the answers run 4, 4, 5, 9 and 13. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 13.

SpangramThe spangram

APEXPREDATORS

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

Starts with A, ends with S.

AnswersAll theme words
  • LION4 letters
  • ORCA4 letters
  • HUMAN5 letters
  • CROCODILE9 letters
  • TYRANNOSAURUS13 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

#362 · “Nautical ink”

Spangram: SAILORTATTOO

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