The Friday, April 25 NYT Strands puzzle was about celestial patterns, with the theme clue “It’s in the stars.” If you want one nudge before the solutions, look for familiar figures and objects associated with the night sky. The full answer list and spangram appear below a spoiler warning.
Hints for the April 25, 2025 Strands puzzle
Think of named patterns in the night sky. The theme clue was “It’s in the stars,” and the answers are constellation names or familiar names for star patterns.
Spoiler warning: answers and spangram
The solutions for Friday, April 25, 2025, are:
- HUNTER
- DIPPER
- SWAN
- MAIDEN
- CENTAUR
- CROSS
Spangram: CONSTELLATIONS
How Strands works
In NYT Strands, make words by dragging or tapping letters. Theme words fill the board without overlapping and stay highlighted blue when found. The spangram describes the theme, reaches two opposite sides of the board, and is highlighted yellow; it can consist of two words. Finding three words that are not part of the theme earns an in-game hint. These mechanics are reproduced from NYT instructions in Parade’s April 25, 2026 guide.
Which April 25 puzzle is this?
This answer set is for Friday, April 25, 2025. April 25, 2026 fell on a Saturday and had a different puzzle, so its answers do not belong to this Friday guide. Parade’s dated April 24, 2025 guide identifies the 2025 theme, answers, and spangram; the available support for those puzzle-specific details is that secondary answer guide.
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