Issue #520 Sat 1 Mar
Strands hints — March 1, 2025
A patient grid awaits. Today's puzzle offers a quiet challenge for those who prefer to think before they ink.
Theme 3 reveals
Today's theme
Eyes tracking from the tall grass, a shadow shifting in the water, the silence before the strike.
Natural history and ecology
TOP OF THE FOOD CHAIN
Spangram 4 nudges · 13 letters
The connector word
A single compound word
13 letters.
Starts with A, ends with S.
APEXPREDATORS
Group hint 1 reveal
Show all starting letters
Starting letters
- 1 C (9 letters)
- 2 H (5 letters)
- 3 L (4 letters)
- 4 O (4 letters)
- 5 T (13 letters)
Group hint 1 reveal
Show the first two letters of each
First two letters
- 1 CR (9 letters)
- 2 HU (5 letters)
- 3 LI (4 letters)
- 4 OR (4 letters)
- 5 TY (13 letters)
Theme word 1 of 5 5 nudges · 9 letters
A theme word
Look for the armored reptile waiting submerged in the riverbank.
9 letters.
Starts with C.
Starts with CR.
CROCODILE
Theme word 2 of 5 5 nudges · 5 letters
A theme word
Consider the only biped on this list.
5 letters.
Starts with H.
Starts with HU.
HUMAN
Theme word 3 of 5 5 nudges · 4 letters
A theme word
Look at a rooster. Look closely.
4 letters.
Starts with L.
Starts with LI.
LION
Theme word 4 of 5 5 nudges · 4 letters
A theme word
Think of the black-and-white giant patrolling the coastal waters.
4 letters.
Starts with O.
Starts with OR.
ORCA
Theme word 5 of 5 5 nudges · 13 letters
A theme word
Focus on the prehistoric giant that once ruled the Cretaceous period.
13 letters.
Starts with T.
Starts with TY.
TYRANNOSAURUS