NYT Strands Hints and Answers for June 23, 2025 (#477)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of June 23, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for June 23, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Breaking up the band
The puzzle calls today’s theme “Breaking up the band”. Read it loosely: the 6 answers are examples of it, not synonyms for it.
Hint 2First letters
The theme words begin with C, H, P, S, T, T. Two of them start with the same letter (T).
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 5, 5, 5, 7, 8 and 8. The shortest is 5 letters, the longest 8.
SpangramThe spangram
ROCKGROUPS
10 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with R, ends with S.
AnswersAll theme words
- CHEAP5 letters
- HEADS5 letters
- TRICK5 letters
- TALKING7 letters
- PUMPKINS8 letters
- SMASHING8 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.