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What is the theme of NYT Strands #408?
The theme clue is “Draft picks.” It plays on the phrase’s sports meaning, but the answers are beer styles and brewery terminology. Finding the spangram makes that interpretation clear.
Hints for the April 15 Strands puzzle
Clue-word hints
The six clue words are STREET, RISE, CRACK, TOWER, SIRE and CROW. Find them in the grid to reveal the theme words.
Spangram hint
The spangram has 12 letters. It begins at the left edge on row 6 and ends at the right edge on row 4.
What is today’s Strands spangram?
The spangram is MICROBREWERY (also displayed as MICRO BREWERY).
What are the answers for NYT Strands #408?
The seven theme words are SOUR, NITRO, LAGER, BOCK, STOUT, PORTER and PILSNER.
- SOUR
- NITRO
- LAGER
- BOCK
- STOUT
- PORTER
- PILSNER
TechRadar characterized this puzzle as moderate and said its author needed one hint; that is one writer’s assessment, not a measured or universal difficulty rating.
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The answer list and puzzle details are consistently reported by TechRadar, Try Hard Guides and ComicBook.com. These are secondary publications; an official NYT archive confirmation for this historic puzzle was not located.
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