NYT Strands Hints and Answers for April 20, 2025 (#413)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of April 20, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for April 20, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
On the hunt
The puzzle calls today’s theme “On the hunt”. Read it loosely: the 7 answers are examples of it, not synonyms for it.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are B, B, C, C, E, P, T. Several share a starting letter (B, C).
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5 and 9 letters long. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 9.
SpangramThe spangram
EASTERBASKET
It is a single word of 12 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with E, ends with T.
AnswersAll theme words
- BOOK4 letters
- EGGS4 letters
- TOYS4 letters
- BUNNY5 letters
- CANDY5 letters
- PEEPS5 letters
- CHOCOLATE9 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.