NYT Strands Hints and Answers for April 7, 2025 (#400)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of April 7, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for April 7, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Half-and-half
The puzzle calls today’s theme “Half-and-half”. Read it loosely: the 5 answers are examples of it, not synonyms for it.
Hint 2First letters
The theme words begin with C, G, J, M, S.
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 5, 6, 7, 7 and 9. The shortest is 5 letters, the longest 9.
SpangramThe spangram
HYBRIDCREATURE
14 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with H, ends with E.
AnswersAll theme words
- SATYR5 letters
- MERMAN6 letters
- CENTAUR7 letters
- GRIFFIN7 letters
- JACKALOPE9 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.