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To use NYT Shutters The puzzle is fun and monstrous. But there is a response to today’s puzzle that I have never heard of, so how far you do in today’s puzzle will depend on your familiarity with the spangram. If you need clues and answers, read the rest.
I go back in depth on the Rules for strands in this story.
If you are looking for the LOSTs, the connections and the cross mini-words today, you can visit CNET NYT puzzle clues page.
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Index for the puzzle of today’s strands
The theme of today’s strands is: Monster Quest.
If that doesn’t help you, here is a clue: scary creatures.
Word index to unlock the clues at stake
Your goal is to find hidden words that match the theme of the puzzle. If you are stuck, find the words you can. Whenever you find three words of four or more letters, the strands reveal one of the theme words. These are the words I used to obtain these clues, but the words of four letters or more that you find will work:
- Many, simulated, butterfly, taking, door, dope, fact, battery, door, doors, foot, reek, lope, posed
Answers for the puzzle of today’s strands
These are the answers that are linked to the theme. The goal of the puzzle is to find them all, including the spangram, a theme word that reaches one side of the puzzle to the other. When you have them all (I originally thought there was always eight but that the number can vary), each letter in the table will be used. Here are the nonspangram answers:
- Motman, Hie, Kakent, Bigfot, Crawlererere, Jaackope
Spangram of today’s strands
The Puzzle of the Brins du Nyt completed for June 4, 2025, # 458.
The strands of today Spangram are cryptids. To find it, start with the C which has three letters on the right on the upper row and are reduced.
Quick advice for connections
# 1: Say the words of words aloud, in break before and after each. This helps you hear the words in the context of a sentence. Connections publishers like group words that are used in a similar phrasing, such as ____.
# 2: Do not go for the obvious grouping. These publishers are intelligent. Once, they offered Sponge, Bob, Square and pants in the same puzzle. None of these words were in the same category. If you wish, press the “Shuffle” button to give you a different perspective on words.
# 3: Decompose all the compound words and look for similarities. “Rushmore” was once in a puzzle where the connection was that each word started with the name of a rock group.
