Issue #81 Tue 2 Apr
Strands hints — April 2, 2024
The aisles are quiet, the fluorescent lights hum, and the cart wheels rattle in a familiar rhythm. Finding your way through this grid requires navigating the sections of a standard neighborhood hub.
Theme 3 reveals
Today's theme
You take the same route home and a single door is open that's never open, leading to rows of shelves you usually walk past without looking.
Retail and consumer goods
COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS FOR HOUSEHOLD PROVISIONS
Spangram 4 nudges · 12 letters
The connector word
A compound single-word noun.
12 letters.
Starts with G, ends with E.
GROCERYSTORE
Group hint 1 reveal
Show all starting letters
Starting letters
- 1 B (6 letters)
- 2 D (5 letters)
- 3 F (6 letters)
- 4 M (5 letters)
- 5 P (7 letters)
- 6 S (7 letters)
Group hint 1 reveal
Show the first two letters of each
First two letters
- 1 BA (6 letters)
- 2 DA (5 letters)
- 3 FR (6 letters)
- 4 ME (5 letters)
- 5 PR (7 letters)
- 6 SE (7 letters)
Theme word 1 of 6 5 nudges · 6 letters
A theme word
Follow the scent of yeast and warm sugar toward the back corner.
6 letters.
Starts with B.
Starts with BA.
BAKERY
Theme word 2 of 6 5 nudges · 5 letters
A theme word
These items require a cold case near the refrigerated beverages.
5 letters.
Starts with D.
Starts with DA.
DAIRY
Theme word 3 of 6 5 nudges · 6 letters
A theme word
Look for the brightly lit cabinets kept at sub-zero temperatures.
6 letters.
Starts with F.
Starts with FR.
FROZEN
Theme word 4 of 6 5 nudges · 5 letters
A theme word
Find the butcher counter where the cuts are displayed on paper.
5 letters.
Starts with M.
Starts with ME.
MEATS
Theme word 5 of 6 5 nudges · 7 letters
A theme word
Look for the misting machines keeping the greens and roots crisp.
7 letters.
Starts with P.
Starts with PR.
PRODUCE
Theme word 6 of 6 5 nudges · 7 letters
A theme word
Check the iced beds near the back where the catch of the day rests.
7 letters.
Starts with S.
Starts with SE.
SEAFOOD