The Strands today had quite the fun and an equal amount of challenge woven into it. Well, your boy managed to untangle it all and solve the puzzle. Good brain day, I suppose? Well, if you don’t feel like using a whole lot of grey matter today, take a look at these hints and answers that I have listed for the April 18 NYT Strands.
What is the Theme for Today’s NYT Strands?
As revealed by the New York Times, the theme for today’s Strands is “Sew what?”. Too direct, perhaps? Yeah, I thought so too.
Spangram Hint for Today’s Strands
Spoiler Warning #1 Even though we try our best to be subtle, the hints below might partially spoil the experience. You’ve been warned.
Every Strands game has that one Spangram that you need to decipher and today’s was no exception. The hint for today’s Spangram is – “Altering clothes for better fit”.
Theme Words Hints for Today’s Strands
If you have figured out the Spangram from the above hint, figuring out the theme words will be easy. However, I don’t want to ruin it for you. Instead, here are two theme word hints that may help you:
- Hint #1: You need it to close a deep wound
- Hint #2: Comes in spools
Spoiler Warning #2 The next sections reveal the answers for today’s NYT Strands. So, I’d recommend not scrolling further if you are still solving the puzzle. However, if you are stuck, I suggest scrolling a wee bit to see the Spangram answer.
Spangram Answer for NYT Strands on April 18
The Spangram for today’s NYT Strands puzzle is TAILORING, and it runs from right to left on the letters grid.
Apart from the Spangram, you need to find 7 theme words in today’s puzzle. However, if you are having a tough time getting through the Strands, check out some tips and tricks in my guide on how to play NYT Strands.
Anyway, with that being said, let’s go to the next section. However, proceed only if you are ready to check out the theme words.
List of Theme Words for NYT Strands on April 18
If you have scrolled this far, you are probably ready to see the answers. So, let’s take a look at today’s theme words in Strands:
- CLOTH
- THREAD
- SEAM
- STITCH
- NEEDLE
- PATCH
- THIMBLE
I think the ‘sew’ in the theme was enough to lead me straight to finding CLOTH and THREAD on the grids. A couple more seconds into the game and I found PATCH in the bottom left corner. In the bottom right, I found STITCH and right above it ran NEEDLE.
Towards the top left, there was SEAM running vertically. Solving these couple of words gave me TAILORING as the Spangram for the day. The last couple of grids were home to THIMBLE, and that concluded today’s round.
No hints used, but for how long can we keep this up? Let’s see. What about you? Did you have to use any hints or was the game easy enough for you too? Let me know in the comments down below!
