Issue #557 Wed 2 Apr
Strands hints — April 2, 2025
A steady, rhythmic engagement with the grid today. The columns demand a patient eye and a willingness to look past the obvious.
Theme 3 reveals
Today's theme
The camera flash you weren't ready for, or the sudden intensity of a spotlight hitting the stage.
High-profile influence and fame.
MEASURES OF CELEBRITY IMPACT
Spangram 4 nudges · 9 letters
The connector word
A compound noun.
9 letters.
Starts with S, ends with R.
STARPOWER
Group hint 1 reveal
Show all starting letters
Starting letters
- 1 D (6 letters)
- 2 G (5 letters)
- 3 R (7 letters)
- 4 S (7 letters)
- 5 S (7 letters)
- 6 T (7 letters)
Group hint 1 reveal
Show the first two letters of each
First two letters
- 1 DA (6 letters)
- 2 GL (5 letters)
- 3 RA (7 letters)
- 4 SH (7 letters)
- 5 SP (7 letters)
- 6 TW (7 letters)
Theme word 1 of 6 5 nudges · 6 letters
A theme word
A bright light that leaves you momentarily unable to see anything else.
6 letters.
Starts with D.
Starts with DA.
DAZZLE
Theme word 2 of 6 5 nudges · 5 letters
A theme word
The faint, steady reflection on a polished metal surface.
5 letters.
Starts with G.
Starts with GL.
GLEAM
Theme word 3 of 6 5 nudges · 7 letters
A theme word
The way warmth seems to travel outward from a central source.
7 letters.
Starts with R.
Starts with RA.
RADIATE
Theme word 4 of 6 5 nudges · 7 letters
A theme word
Heat rising off the pavement on a summer afternoon, causing the air to waver.
7 letters.
Starts with S.
Starts with SH.
SHIMMER
Theme word 5 of 6 5 nudges · 7 letters
A theme word
Tiny, sharp points of light dancing off a fresh snowfall.
7 letters.
Starts with S.
Starts with SP.
SPARKLE
Theme word 6 of 6 5 nudges · 7 letters
A theme word
What a distant lighthouse does in the dark as it rotates.
7 letters.
Starts with T.
Starts with TW.
TWINKLE