NYT Strands Hints and Answers for March 22, 2025 (#384)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of March 22, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for March 22, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
A good roast
The puzzle calls today’s theme “A good roast”. Read it loosely: the 7 answers are examples of it, not synonyms for it.
Hint 2First letters
The theme words begin with C, C, G, H, L, R, S. Two of them start with the same letter (C).
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 4, 4, 5, 6, 6, 6 and 7. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 7.
SpangramThe spangram
CRACKINGUP
10 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with C, ends with P.
AnswersAll theme words
- HOWL4 letters
- ROAR4 letters
- LAUGH5 letters
- CACKLE6 letters
- GIGGLE6 letters
- SHRIEK6 letters
- CHUCKLE7 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.