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NYT Launches Earth-Day and Mythic Strands Puzzles

4/23/2026

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On April 21, 2026 the New York Times released Strands puzzle #780 with an Earth-Day theme, spangram “CONSERVATION,” and words REPAIR, RECYCLE, DONATE, REFILL, REUSE and REDUCE.
On April 22, 2026 the New York Times released Strands puzzle #781 with a mythological-pantheon theme, spangram “DOMAINS,” and words THUNDER, WISDOM, LOVE, UNDERWORLD, MARRIAGE and HARVEST.
Strands launches at midnight per time zone, so some users see the current grid while others get the previous day's version.

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Story summary

On April 21, 2026 the New York Times released Strands puzzle #780 with an Earth-Day theme, spangram “CONSERVATION,” and words REPAIR, RECYCLE, DONATE, REFILL, REUSE and REDUCE.
On April 22, 2026 the New York Times released Strands puzzle #781 with a mythological-pantheon theme, spangram “DOMAINS,” and words THUNDER, WISDOM, LOVE, UNDERWORLD, MARRIAGE and HARVEST.
Strands launches at midnight per time zone, so some users see the current grid while others get the previous day's version.