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Have you looked at the Oscars last week? Think about it when you resolve today’s nyt Shutters puzzle. If you need clues and answers, put your tuxedo and read the rest.
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Index for the puzzle of today’s strands
The theme of today’s strands is: Two inches.
If this does not help you, here is a clue: I would like to thank the Academy.
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:
- Best, Paris, Tache, Pool, Loop, Poor, Poor, Cards, Spam, Light, Slope, Lit, Moon, Silo, Glop.
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:
- Coda, peloton, parasite, moonlight, projector.
Spangram of today’s strands
The Puzzle of the Brins du Nyt completed for March 8, 2025, # 370.
The strands of today Spangram is Bestpicture. To find it, start with the B which has three letters on the right on the upper row, then reduce, then upwards.
Quick advice for strands
# 1: To get more index words, see if you can change the words you have already found, adding an “S” or other variants. And if you find a word like Will, see if other letters are close enough to help you make threshold or invoice.
# 2: Once you get a theme word, look at the puzzle to see if you can spot other related words.
# 3: If you have received the letters for a theme word, but you cannot understand it, guess three other words of index, and the puzzle will light up each letter in order, revealing the word.