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NYT Strands puzzle #401, from Tuesday, April 8, 2025, has the theme “Out of This World.” The theme points to futuristic films. Read the clues below before the spoiler-marked answer list; the spangram is SCIENCEFICTION.
Theme and hints for April 8, 2025
The puzzle’s theme is “Out of This World,” interpreted as futuristic movies. If you want to solve it yourself, use these first-two-letter clues:
- GR
- AR
- DU
- ME
- AL
Spangram placement hint
The spangram begins with SC and runs mostly horizontally, from left to right.
Spoilers: all answers for Strands #401
The five theme words are:
- GRAVITY
- ARRIVAL
- DUNE
- MEGALOPOLIS
- ALIEN
The spangram is SCIENCEFICTION.
How Strands works
Strands asks you to find theme words that fill the board. Parade’s guide, attributing these instructions to The New York Times, says that words can be formed by dragging or tapping letters, and that theme words remain highlighted in blue. The spangram describes the theme, touches two opposite sides of the board, and can consist of two words. Finding three words that are not part of the theme earns a hint.
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Parade’s dated answer guide supplies the puzzle number, clues, and full answer set: Parade’s April 8, 2025 Strands guide. An archive search-result record also identifies April 8 as puzzle #401 and lists SCIENCEFICTION as its spangram: Strands Hint’s April 2025 archive.
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