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NYT Strands puzzle #410, dated Thursday, April 17, 2025, has the theme clue “THE movies.” Its spangram is TITLES, and its six theme answers are RING, AVIATOR, SHINING, GOONIES, GODFATHER, and GRADUATE. Spoiler-aware hints appear first; the full solution is below the warning.
Hints for Strands #410
Theme clue
The clue is “THE movies.” Look for films whose titles begin with the word “The.”
Spangram hint
The spangram has six letters. It touches the left edge at row five and the right edge at row four.
Words that can earn an in-game hint
TechRadar lists these non-theme words as qualifying hint words: FINE, GRIN, TRAIL, DIRT, HINGE, and FLAT. In Strands, finding three qualifying words earns a hint that reveals a theme word, according to game guides.
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How the theme works
The theme answers are the parts that complete the names of six films beginning with “The.” The spangram, TITLES, describes what those answers have in common. The Economic Times reports the NYT spangram clue as “The name of a book, play, film, picture, etc.”
Spoilers: full answer for April 17, 2025
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- RING — The Ring
- AVIATOR — The Aviator
- SHINING — The Shining
- GOONIES — The Goonies
- GODFATHER — The Godfather
- GRADUATE — The Graduate
- Spangram: TITLES
How Strands plays
Game guides describe Strands as a themed word search where answers can run in multiple directions, including diagonally. Letters are not reused or crossed, and the spangram connects opposite sides of the board. These are general descriptions of the game, not puzzle-specific findings.
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