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Birdwatcher – Today’s NYT Strands puzzle is singing to you. Those of us who are not very familiar with our feather friends may struggle. If you need tips and answers, please continue reading.
I delve into the chain rules of this story.
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Tips for today’s chain puzzle
Today’s stock theme is: What a troll!
If that doesn’t help, here’s a clue: Feather Friend.
Clue words to unlock tips in the game
Your goal is to find hidden words that fit the puzzle topic. If you are stuck, find any words. Whenever you find three words with four letters or more letters, the chain reveals one of the topic words. These are the words I used to get these tips, but any words with four or more letters you find will work:
- Wick, Wicks, Sows, Able, Care, Care, Close, Lying, Drow, Ring, Wings, Bird, Shadow, Coins, Search, Gird, Gird, Noir, Chick.
Answers to today’s chain puzzle
These are the answers that are linked to the topic. The purpose of the puzzle is to find all of this, including spangram, a topic word, from one side of the puzzle to the other. When you have all of this (I initially thought there were always eight, but learned that this number might be different), every letter on the board will be used. This is the non-cross-angle answer:
- lark, raine, sparrow, songbird, cardinal, tit
Today’s Chain Ball
Complete NYT Strands puzzle for May 2, 2025, #425.
Today’s chain bird is a songbird. To find it, start with the three letters on the left and gradually go down.
Quick Tips for Chain
#1: To get more clue words, see if you can adjust the already found words by adding “S” or other variants. And, if you find a word like Will, see if the other letters are close enough to help you make a windowsill or bill.
#2: After receiving a topic word, check the puzzle to see if you can find other related words.
#3: If you get the letters of the subject word but can’t figure it out, guess three more clues, and the puzzle will light up each letter in order and reveal the words.
