NYT Strands Hints and Answers for August 13, 2025 (#528)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of August 13, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of August 13, 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 August 13, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Hitchcock festival
The puzzle calls today’s theme “Hitchcock festival”. Read it loosely: the 6 answers are examples of it, not synonyms for it.
Hint 2First letters
The theme words begin with L, N, P, R, T, V.
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 9.
SpangramThe spangram
FILMTITLE
9 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with F, ends with E.
AnswersAll theme words
- ROPE4 letters
- TOPAZ5 letters
- PSYCHO6 letters
- VERTIGO7 letters
- LIFEBOAT8 letters
- NOTORIOUS9 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.