NYT Strands Hints and Answers for August 28, 2025 (#543)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of August 28, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for August 28, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Do go on ...
The puzzle calls today’s theme “Do go on ...”. Read it loosely: the 5 answers are examples of it, not synonyms for it.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are G, L, T, V, V. Two of them start with the same letter (V).
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 5, 7, 7, 9 and 10 letters long. The shortest is 5 letters, the longest 10.
SpangramThe spangram
CHATTERBOX
It is a single word of 10 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with C, ends with X.
AnswersAll theme words
- GABBY5 letters
- VERBOSE7 letters
- VOLUBLE7 letters
- TALKATIVE9 letters
- LOQUACIOUS10 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.