The October 14, 2025, NYT Strands theme is “This & that.” The spangram is “Rock and Roll,” and the six other answers are PEBBLE, STONE, BOULDER, DINNER, JELLY, and CRESCENT. Hints come first below; the complete solution follows in a separate section.
Hints for the October 14 Strands puzzle
Gentle hint
The printed theme is “This & that.”
Stronger hint
Think of words associated with land formations.
Connection hint
Some answers are kinds of rocks; others pair with “roll.” The spangram brings those two ideas together. It runs horizontally across the grid.
How the theme fits the answers
PEBBLE, STONE, and BOULDER are rocks. DINNER and CRESCENT can each be followed by “roll,” while JELLY points to Jelly Roll. “Rock and Roll” connects the rock words with the roll references. Mashable’s October 14 report describes the theme as landforms, while Yahoo Tech’s accompanying commentary explains the roll connections. Yahoo Tech
Full answer list and spangram
Spangram: ROCK AND ROLL
- PEBBLE
- STONE
- BOULDER
- DINNER
- JELLY
- CRESCENT
The full answer list and horizontal placement of the spangram are also reported by the Times of India in its October 14, 2025, puzzle coverage. Times of India
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Strands is a word-search-style puzzle: connect neighboring letters to form theme words, including diagonal connections. The spangram is the special phrase that captures the theme and stretches across the grid. The dated reports describe these mechanics alongside the October 14 solution.
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