Today's Strands clue is "All will be revealed". Use the hints below to find the theme words and the spangram.
Happy puzzling! Take a breath, scan for familiar bits, and let the grid surprise you.
Theme nudge: What to look for
Look for words about things popping into sight or becoming clear.
Hint 1: How many words to find
There are 5 theme words plus one spangram.
Hint 2: The spangram
The spangram has 11 letters, starts with C, and runs from the top of the board to the bottom.
Hint 3: Theme word lengths and first letters
- 5 letters, starts with A
- 6 letters, starts with E
- 8 letters, starts with M
- 11 letters, starts with M
- 7 letters, starts with S
Show the spangram
COMETOLIGHT
Show all theme words
ARISE, EMERGE, MANIFEST, MATERIALIZE, SURFACE
About this puzzle
- Made by Tracy Bennett
- Edited by Tracy Bennett
Strands deep dive
More about today's puzzle. Everything in this section can include the answer.
The solved board
Gold squares are the spangram, green squares are theme words.
What the theme words mean
- ARISE: (intransitive) To come up from one's bed or place of repose; to get up.
- EMERGE: (intransitive) To come into view.
- MANIFEST: Evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent; distinctly perceived.
- MATERIALIZE: (intransitive) To take physical form, to appear seemingly from nowhere.
- SURFACE: The overside or up-side of a flat object such as a table, or of a liquid.
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