NYT Strands Hints, Answers: Saturday, September 6, 2025

Today’s Theme: “In stitches”

Strands puzzle #552 challenges you to find words related to knitting and sewing. Think of items you create or use with yarn and needles.

Complete Answers

Non-spangram theme words

• SOCKS
• BLANKET
• BOOTIES
• MITTENS
• SWEATER

Spangram
KNITTINGPROJECT (13 letters)
Starts at the “K” five letters from the left on the top row and winds down to span the board.

Hints and Solving Strategy

1. General Hint: Get out your needles and yarn — these are all knitted items.
2. Unlock Words: Finding any three words of four letters or more (e.g., BEST, TALK, BOOK, SITS) will earn hints for a theme word.
3. Distinctive Letters:
   • Look for the “K” and double “T” in KNITTINGPROJECT as anchors for the spangram.
   • Two “T”s and a “J” help identify KNITTINGPROJECT quickly.

Theme Recognition

Once you spot SOCKS and MITTENS, it becomes clear the theme is knitted clothing and accessories. From there, BLANKET, BOOTIES, and SWEATER naturally follow.

Difficulty Assessment

This puzzle is moderately challenging due to the broad range of possible knitting-related items, but the helper words and distinctive letters in the spangram guide you to the correct entries.

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