Issue #127 Mon 8 Jul
Strands hints — July 8, 2024
A steady rhythm to the early hours. Today we look at the quiet, necessary sequence of steps that gets the day moving.
Theme 3 reveals
Today's theme
Whatever you set the night before is what gets you up — for better or worse.
Daily personal habits
PRE-COMMUTE HABITUAL ACTIONS
Spangram 4 nudges · 14 letters
The connector word
Two-word compound noun
14 letters.
Starts with M, ends with E.
MORNINGROUTINE
Group hint 1 reveal
Show all starting letters
Starting letters
- 1 B (9 letters)
- 2 D (5 letters)
- 3 S (6 letters)
- 4 S (6 letters)
- 5 W (4 letters)
- 6 W (4 letters)
Group hint 1 reveal
Show the first two letters of each
First two letters
- 1 BR (9 letters)
- 2 DR (5 letters)
- 3 SH (6 letters)
- 4 SN (6 letters)
- 5 WA (4 letters)
- 6 WO (4 letters)
Theme word 1 of 6 5 nudges · 9 letters
A theme word
A bowl of oats or a piece of fruit before the day begins in earnest.
9 letters.
Starts with B.
Starts with BR.
BREAKFAST
Theme word 2 of 6 5 nudges · 5 letters
A theme word
Something you'd do to a pair of shoes before a job interview.
5 letters.
Starts with D.
Starts with DR.
DRESS
Theme word 3 of 6 5 nudges · 6 letters
A theme word
The steam rising off the tiles while the water runs hot.
6 letters.
Starts with S.
Starts with SH.
SHOWER
Theme word 4 of 6 5 nudges · 6 letters
A theme word
Nine more minutes of quiet under the heavy duvet.
6 letters.
Starts with S.
Starts with SN.
SNOOZE
Theme word 5 of 6 5 nudges · 4 letters
A theme word
The blinking light of the bedside clock when the eyes finally open.
4 letters.
Starts with W.
Starts with WA.
WAKE
Theme word 6 of 6 5 nudges · 4 letters
A theme word
Where the lawnmower lives, where the mail piles up, where the kids hide.
4 letters.
Starts with W.
Starts with WO.
WORK