In today's puzzle, there are eight theme words to find (including the spangram). Hint: The first one can be found in the top half of the board. Here are the first two letters for each word: Today's spangram answer on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, is CROSSWORD.

Today's Strands theme of "Grrr" is a bit vague, but we have all the answers and hints you need to solve it here!

If you're feeling stuck or just don't have 10 or more minutes to figure out today's puzzle, we've got all the NYT Strands hints for today's puzzle you need to progress at your preferred pace. The words are synoynms. These words are emotions that make you say, grrr. Today's NYT Strands spangram is horizontal.