Daily News Highlights: Cryptic Clues, Spangram Solution, and Answers for Wednesday, August 13 - New York Times Edition
In today's edition of the New York Times Strands puzzle, players are presented with a challenging word search themed around the legendary director, Alfred Hitchcock. The puzzle, titled "Hitchcock Festival," features words related to his classic films such as Psycho, Rope, Topaz, Vertigo, Lifeboat, and Notorious.
The goal of Strands is to find the hidden "theme words" in the grid of letters. To help you on your journey, a special theme word, known as a "spangram," touches two opposite sides of the board. Today's spangram is FILMTITLE.
To confirm a found word, simply double-tap the final letter. If the word isn't a theme word, it still aids in revealing letters of one of the theme words. The puzzle is designed to be completed quickly without using too many hints.
Each letter in the Strands puzzle is used only once to spell out the theme words. If you're eager to find additional Strands puzzles with the Hitchcock Festival theme or similar cinematic themes, here are some suggestions:
- Explore the New York Times Strands archive or their daily puzzle listings: The NYT often groups puzzles by theme or date, so searching by date or theme keywords like "Hitchcock," "classic cinema," or "film festival" might surface more puzzles.
- Visit puzzle fan sites and forums: Websites dedicated to NYT puzzles often catalog daily Strands puzzles, including themes and answers, and they sometimes compile thematic collections.
- Follow puzzle news sites or social media focused on NYT games: They frequently share hints, answers, and puzzle walkthroughs for daily games, including special themed Strands puzzles.
If you want to solve or replay this exact Hitchcock-themed puzzle, results from August 13, 2025, provide full word lists and spangram clues to aid in that specific game. Keep in mind that this puzzle featured around that date, and there is no indication that other Strands puzzles explicitly titled "Hitchcock Festival" exist before or after August 13, 2025.
However, looking in these resources around that date or for similar film themes may help locate additional puzzles related to Hitchcock or classic cinema. Happy puzzling!
- Delve into the world of movies-and-tv and pop-culture by attempting Strands puzzles that revolve around legendary directors or film festivals, such as the Hitchcock Festival mentioned in the New York Times.
- To expand your entertainment knowledge and solve more Strands puzzles with a focus on classics and pop-culture, browse puzzle fan sites and forums, or follow puzzle news sites or social media focused on New York Times games.
