NYT Strands Hints and Answers for August 20, 2025 (#535)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of August 20, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for August 20, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Mint condition
The puzzle calls today’s theme “Mint condition”. Read it loosely: the 7 answers are examples of it, not synonyms for it.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are D, E, K, P, P, R, R. Several share a starting letter (P, R).
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6 and 6 letters long. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 6.
SpangramThe spangram
GLOBALCURRENCY
It is a single word of 14 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with G, ends with Y.
AnswersAll theme words
- EURO4 letters
- PESO4 letters
- RAND4 letters
- POUND5 letters
- RUPEE5 letters
- DOLLAR6 letters
- KWANZA6 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.