NYT Strands Hints and Answers for April 21, 2025 (#414)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of April 21, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of April 21, 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 April 21, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
What talent!
Start from the clue “What talent!”. Once you see what the 6 theme words have in common, the grid opens up quickly.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are A, C, D, D, J, M. Two of them start with the same letter (D).
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 4, 5, 6, 7, 7 and 8 letters long. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 8.
SpangramThe spangram
VARIETYACTS
It is a single word of 11 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with V, ends with S.
AnswersAll theme words
- DUET4 letters
- COMIC5 letters
- DANCER6 letters
- ACROBAT7 letters
- JUGGLER7 letters
- MAGICIAN8 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.