<ul><li>Strands is a brand new daily puzzle from the New York Times, a trickier take on the classic word search.</li><li>You start every Strands puzzle by finding the 'theme words' hidden in the grid of letters. There is no overlap, and every letter will be used once, and only once.</li><li>Today's theme is 'Get the bug'. A hint is given: remember the name.</li><li>Today's Strand answers include DOODLE, LADY, STINK, LIGHTNING, ASSASSIN, and POTATO.</li></ul>

NYT Strands today: hints, spangram and answers for Thursday, April 3

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