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Hints for Strands #307
The theme is “Literary couples,” and the spangram clue is Classic fiction. To reveal the game’s in-board hints, play these clue words: CRIED, SHIN, LIFT, LIES, PURE, and BOOM.
The spangram starts on the left side of row five and ends on the right side of row two.
Today’s Strands answers
The spangram is BOOK TITLES. The remaining answers are:
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- SOUND
- CRIME
- PUNISHMENT
- PRIDE
- PREJUDICE
How the answers fit the theme
Each pair completes a classic novel title: The Sound and the Fury, Crime and Punishment, and Pride and Prejudice. The puzzle’s “couples” are therefore paired words from book titles, rather than romantic couples.
How Strands works
Strands is a word-search puzzle: find theme-related words in the letter grid, along with one spangram that describes the theme and stretches across the board. The six entries above form three split titles, while BOOK TITLES names the category that connects them.
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