NYT Strands Hints and Answers for April 22, 2025 (#415)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of April 22, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of April 22, 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 22, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Counter offers
Start from the clue “Counter offers”. 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 C, E, J, P, S, S. Two of them start with the same letter (S).
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 4, 4, 6, 8, 8 and 10 letters long. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 10.
SpangramThe spangram
CAFEMENU
It is a single word of 8 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with C, ends with U.
AnswersAll theme words
- CHAI4 letters
- SOUP4 letters
- JUICES6 letters
- ESPRESSO8 letters
- PASTRIES8 letters
- SANDWICHES10 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.