Issue #1000 Thu 4 Jun
Strands hints — June 4, 2026 Yesterday
Today's grid requires a steady hand and a patient eye. Take your time with the connections, as the path forward is clearer than it might appear at first glance.
Theme 3 reveals
Today's theme
You take the same route home and a single door is open that's never open.
Physical movement and artistic flow
FLUID PHYSICAL EXPRESSION
Spangram 4 nudges · 14 letters
The connector word
Two-word noun phrase
14 letters.
Starts with P, ends with N.
POETRY IN MOTION
Group hint 1 reveal
Show all starting letters
Starting letters
- 1 A (6 letters)
- 2 C (9 letters)
- 3 E (4 letters)
- 4 G (5 letters)
- 5 P (5 letters)
- 6 S (5 letters)
Group hint 1 reveal
Show the first two letters of each
First two letters
- 1 AP (6 letters)
- 2 CO (9 letters)
- 3 EA (4 letters)
- 4 GR (5 letters)
- 5 PO (5 letters)
- 6 ST (5 letters)
Theme word 1 of 6 5 nudges · 6 letters
A theme word
How one might handle a spilled drink during a high-stakes dinner.
6 letters.
Starts with A.
Starts with AP.
APLOMB
Theme word 2 of 6 5 nudges · 9 letters
A theme word
Whatever you set the night before is what gets you up — for better or worse.
9 letters.
Starts with C.
Starts with CO.
COMPOSURE
Theme word 3 of 6 5 nudges · 4 letters
A theme word
The kind of morning where the coffee is already waiting for you.
4 letters.
Starts with E.
Starts with EA.
EASE
Theme word 4 of 6 5 nudges · 5 letters
A theme word
Look at a rooster. Look closely.
5 letters.
Starts with G.
Starts with GR.
GRACE
Theme word 5 of 6 5 nudges · 5 letters
A theme word
Something you'd do to a pair of shoes before a job interview.
5 letters.
Starts with P.
Starts with PO.
POISE
Theme word 6 of 6 5 nudges · 5 letters
A theme word
Where the lawnmower lives, where the mail piles up, where the kids hide.
5 letters.
Starts with S.
Starts with ST.
STYLE