Issue #654 Sat 5 Jul
Strands hints — July 5, 2025
Whatever you set the night before is what gets you up — for better or worse.
Theme 3 reveals
Today's theme
You take the same route home and a single door is open that's never open.
Measuring the passage of daily life
DEVICES USED TO MEASURE DURATION
Spangram 4 nudges · 11 letters
The connector word
Single compound noun
11 letters.
Starts with T, ends with S.
TIMEKEEPERS
Group hint 1 reveal
Show all starting letters
Starting letters
- 1 C (11 letters)
- 2 C (5 letters)
- 3 H (9 letters)
- 4 S (7 letters)
- 5 W (5 letters)
Group hint 1 reveal
Show the first two letters of each
First two letters
- 1 CH (11 letters)
- 2 CL (5 letters)
- 3 HO (9 letters)
- 4 SU (7 letters)
- 5 WA (5 letters)
Theme word 1 of 5 5 nudges · 11 letters
A theme word
An instrument designed for high-precision navigation at sea.
11 letters.
Starts with C.
Starts with CH.
CHRONOMETER
Theme word 2 of 5 5 nudges · 5 letters
A theme word
A wall-mounted piece that announces the hour with a rhythmic swing.
5 letters.
Starts with C.
Starts with CL.
CLOCK
Theme word 3 of 5 5 nudges · 9 letters
A theme word
Fine sand trickles through a narrow neck to mark a set interval.
9 letters.
Starts with H.
Starts with HO.
HOURGLASS
Theme word 4 of 5 5 nudges · 7 letters
A theme word
It relies entirely on the shifting position of a shadow outdoors.
7 letters.
Starts with S.
Starts with SU.
SUNDIAL
Theme word 5 of 5 5 nudges · 5 letters
A theme word
Something you'd do to a pair of shoes before a job interview.
5 letters.
Starts with W.
Starts with WA.
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