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Hints for Strands #333
Use these clues in order, stopping when you have enough to solve the grid.
- Theme: “Stopping by woods on a snowy evening.”
- Broader clue: Think of a classic verse.
- First two letters: The eight regular words begin FR, DA, DE, BE, SH, SL, LO, and LA. The spangram begins FR.
- Spangram location: It runs horizontally from the left edge to the right edge across row five.
Spoilers: full answer list
The answers reported by TechRadar and Parade agree.
- FROZEN
- DARK
- DEEP
- LAKE
- SLEEP
- SHAKE
- LOVELY
- BELLS
- Spangram: FROST POEM (also written FROSTPOEM)
How the Strands clues fit together
The theme phrase is “Stopping by woods on a snowy evening,” a reference to Robert Frost’s poem. The answer set draws on its imagery and wording: frozen, dark, deep, lake, sleep, shake, lovely, and bells. FROST POEM spans the fifth row from one side of the board to the other.
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Parade reproduces the game instruction, “Find theme words to fill the board,” and explains that the spangram describes the theme and touches two opposite sides of the board; it may contain two words. Its guide also says that finding three non-theme words earns a hint that reveals letters from a theme word. These instructions are reported by Parade and are not independently confirmed here against an NYT game page.
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