Today's Strands clue is "Comedy club". Use the hints below to find the theme words and the spangram.
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Theme nudge: What to look for
Search for lively words tied to stage antics, playful routines, and over-the-top laughs.
Hint 1: How many words to find
There are 5 theme words plus one spangram.
Hint 2: The spangram
The spangram has 13 letters, starts with F, and runs from the top of the board to the bottom.
Hint 3: Theme word lengths and first letters
- 9 letters, starts with B
- 5 letters, starts with F
- 6 letters, starts with I
- 6 letters, starts with S
- 9 letters, starts with S
Show the spangram
FUNNYBUSINESS
Show all theme words
BURLESQUE, FARCE, IMPROV, SKETCH, SLAPSTICK
About this puzzle
- Made by Christina Iverson
- 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
- BURLESQUE: A variety adult entertainment show, usually including titillation such as striptease, most common from the 1880s to t...
- FARCE: (uncountable) A style of humor marked by broad improbabilities with little regard to regularity or method.
- IMPROV: (informal) Improvisation.
- SKETCH: (ambitransitive) To make a brief, basic drawing.
- SLAPSTICK: (uncountable, comedy) A style of humor focusing on physical comedy, such as slipping on a banana peel, and with fooli...
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