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Theme hint
The theme is “Counter offers.” Think of items you might find on a café menu.
Spangram
The spangram is CAFE MENU. It touches the left and right sides of the grid at row four, according to TechRadar’s April 22 answer guide.
Full answer list
Spoilers: The six theme words are:
- CHAI
- ESPRESSO
- JUICES
- PASTRIES
- SANDWICHES
- SOUP
The answer set and spangram are also listed by the Strands Solution archive and ComicBook.com. These are corroborating secondary reports; an official NYT archived answer was not available to confirm the transcription.
Hints for solving without the full list
If you are still working through the grid, TechRadar reports these words as triggers for the in-game hints: SPACE, PRUNE, SOAP, FACE, SHADE, and STREP. ComicBook.com’s additional clue is that the spangram is something you order from at places such as Starbucks.
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