For Saturday, August 30, 2025, NYT Strands puzzle #545 has a “No small matter” theme. The hint is “Gargantuan words, though not necessarily long,” and the spangram is BIG DEAL. The full answer list is below, after a spoiler warning.
Theme and hint
Parade gives the theme as “No small matter,” while Forbes uses “No small thing.” Both guides give the hint: “Gargantuan words, though not necessarily long.”
Opening letters and spangram
Parade lists these opening letters for the answers, in order: HU, MI, EN, MA, GI, CO, and BI for the spangram. It describes the spangram’s orientation as mostly horizontal. The spangram is BIG DEAL.
Spoilers: all Strands answers
- HUGE
- MIGHTY
- ENORMOUS
- MASSIVE
- GIGANTIC
- COLOSSAL
- BIG DEAL (spangram)
How Strands works
Strands asks players to find theme words and a spangram. Parade explains that theme words are highlighted in blue, the spangram describes the theme and touches opposite sides of the board, and finding non-theme words can earn hints.
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Which puzzle is this?
This is game #545 for Saturday, August 30, 2025—not a puzzle for a later year’s August 30. Parade, Forbes, and TechRadar agree on the spangram and answer set; the two theme wordings above reflect differences between the guides. These historical puzzle details are reported by those guides; a directly retrieved NYT archive page for this board was not available.
Sources: Parade, August 30, 2025; Forbes, August 29, 2025; TechRadar, August 29, 2025.
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