Issue #524 Wed 5 Mar
Strands hints — March 5, 2025
A steady hand on the tiller is required for today's grid. The waters are calm, but the currents demand careful navigation.
Theme 3 reveals
Today's theme
The salt-crusted wood, a nameplate worn smooth by the Atlantic, and the silent weight of a vessel long retired to the dry dock.
Maritime history and nautical exploration.
FAMOUS VESSELS OF YESTERYEAR
Spangram 4 nudges · 13 letters
The connector word
A single compound word.
13 letters.
Starts with H, ends with S.
HISTORICSHIPS
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Show all starting letters
Starting letters
- 1 B (6 letters)
- 2 B (6 letters)
- 3 M (9 letters)
- 4 T (7 letters)
- 5 V (7 letters)
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Show the first two letters of each
First two letters
- 1 BE (6 letters)
- 2 BO (6 letters)
- 3 MA (9 letters)
- 4 TI (7 letters)
- 5 VI (7 letters)
Theme word 1 of 5 5 nudges · 6 letters
A theme word
Charles Darwin spent years observing finches and tortoises aboard this small brig.
6 letters.
Starts with B.
Starts with BE.
BEAGLE
Theme word 2 of 5 5 nudges · 6 letters
A theme word
Captain Bligh faced a famous mutiny while commanding this armed vessel in the Pacific.
6 letters.
Starts with B.
Starts with BO.
BOUNTY
Theme word 3 of 5 5 nudges · 9 letters
A theme word
Pilgrims crossed the Atlantic in 1620 seeking a new life in the Americas.
9 letters.
Starts with M.
Starts with MA.
MAYFLOWER
Theme word 4 of 5 5 nudges · 7 letters
A theme word
This ocean liner was meant to be unsinkable, but it met a tragic fate on its maiden voyage.
7 letters.
Starts with T.
Starts with TI.
TITANIC
Theme word 5 of 5 5 nudges · 7 letters
A theme word
Horatio Nelson died at his post while this flagship led the fleet to triumph at Trafalgar.
7 letters.
Starts with V.
Starts with VI.
VICTORY