NYT Strands Hints and Answers for April 12, 2025 (#405)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of April 12, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for April 12, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Get your mind out of the gutter
Today’s theme is “Get your mind out of the gutter”. All 6 theme words fit that idea — and the spangram names it outright.
Hint 2First letters
The theme words begin with F, G, M, P, S, U.
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 5, 5, 6, 7, 7 and 8. The shortest is 5 letters, the longest 8.
SpangramThe spangram
DIRTYWORDS
10 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with D, ends with S.
AnswersAll theme words
- GRIMY5 letters
- MUDDY5 letters
- FILTHY6 letters
- STAINED7 letters
- UNKEMPT7 letters
- POLLUTED8 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.