Issue #567 Sat 12 Apr
Strands hints — April 12, 2025
A tidy grid for a Saturday morning. Take your time with the connections.
Theme 3 reveals
Today's theme
You take the same route home and a single door is open that's never open.
Linguistic play and common parlance
IMPROPER OR OFFENSIVE VOCABULARY
Spangram 4 nudges · 10 letters
The connector word
A compound noun made of two distinct parts
10 letters.
Starts with D, ends with S.
DIRTYWORDS
Group hint 1 reveal
Show all starting letters
Starting letters
- 1 F (6 letters)
- 2 G (5 letters)
- 3 M (5 letters)
- 4 P (8 letters)
- 5 S (7 letters)
- 6 U (7 letters)
Group hint 1 reveal
Show the first two letters of each
First two letters
- 1 FI (6 letters)
- 2 GR (5 letters)
- 3 MU (5 letters)
- 4 PO (8 letters)
- 5 ST (7 letters)
- 6 UN (7 letters)
Theme word 1 of 6 5 nudges · 6 letters
A theme word
Like a floor that has not seen a mop in several years.
6 letters.
Starts with F.
Starts with FI.
FILTHY
Theme word 2 of 6 5 nudges · 5 letters
A theme word
The state of your hands after a long afternoon repairing an old car engine.
5 letters.
Starts with G.
Starts with GR.
GRIMY
Theme word 3 of 6 5 nudges · 5 letters
A theme word
The trail of footprints left on the hallway rug after a heavy rain.
5 letters.
Starts with M.
Starts with MU.
MUDDY
Theme word 4 of 6 5 nudges · 8 letters
A theme word
Water sources that have been compromised by industrial chemical runoff.
8 letters.
Starts with P.
Starts with PO.
POLLUTED
Theme word 5 of 6 5 nudges · 7 letters
A theme word
A white shirt after a clumsy attempt to eat a bowl of pasta.
7 letters.
Starts with S.
Starts with ST.
STAINED
Theme word 6 of 6 5 nudges · 7 letters
A theme word
A wild garden that has been left to its own devices for too long.
7 letters.
Starts with U.
Starts with UN.
UNKEMPT