NYT Strands puzzle #402, dated Wednesday, April 9, 2025, has the theme clue “That’s quite a (tasty) mouthful.” The spangram is FOUR SYLLABLES, and the four theme answers are food words. Hints appear first below; skip to the answer reveal if you want the complete solution.
Hints for Strands #402
Theme clue
“That’s quite a (tasty) mouthful.”
Category hint
Look for food words connected by the phrase FOUR SYLLABLES.
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Spangram hint
The spangram has 13 letters. TechRadar reports that its path starts on the left side at row three and ends on the right side at row one.
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Spoilers below. The four theme words are:
- ARUGULA
- AVOCADO
- CAULIFLOWER
- WATERMELON
The spangram is FOUR SYLLABLES (FOURSYLLABLES when written without a space).
TechRadar’s dated answer guide lists these five solutions; Try Hard Guides independently agrees on the theme words and spangram. These are secondary answer-guide reports, not an official NYT statement.
Quick Recap
Rank #3
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