#363Saturday, March 1, 2025
Strands answers for March 1, 2025 — “Let us prey” (#363)
Spoilers below — this page is the full record for this puzzle
The NYT Strands spangram for March 1, 2025 (puzzle #363) is APEXPREDATORS, a 13-letter answer to the theme "Let us prey". The 5 theme words are CROCODILE, HUMAN, LION, ORCA and TYRANNOSAURUS.
Where is each answer on the March 1 Strands board?
The full answer set for puzzle #363 is 5 theme words and one spangram.
The table gives the start square, end square and travel direction of all 6 answers. Every position comes from solving the grid outright — the answers have to tile all 48 letters with no overlap and no remainder, which is what makes a single arrangement provable.
| Answer | Letters | Starts | Ends | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CROCODILE | 9 | row 4, column 6 | row 1, column 3 | diagonally across the grid |
| HUMAN | 5 | row 8, column 3 | row 5, column 1 | diagonally across the grid |
| LION | 4 | row 6, column 3 | row 7, column 5 | diagonally across the grid |
| ORCA | 4 | row 7, column 2 | row 7, column 1 | diagonally across the grid |
| TYRANNOSAURUS | 13 | row 1, column 1 | row 5, column 2 | top to bottom |
| APEXPREDATORS | 13 | row 8, column 5 | row 1, column 2 | diagonally across the grid |
What did the March 1 Strands grid look like?
The grid below is six letters wide and eight rows deep, with every answer traced through the letters it uses.
Spangram — 13 letters5 theme words
Each line traces one answer through the letters it uses; the heavier yellow line is the spangram.
Read across the grid, row 1 reads T-S-E-L-I-O, row 2 reads Y-R-O-T-D-C, row 3 reads R-N-N-A-O-R, row 4 reads A-O-S-D-E-C, row 5 reads N-S-U-A-U-R, row 6 reads A-M-L-R-X-P, row 7 reads A-O-U-I-N-E, and row 8 reads C-R-H-O-A-P.
How hard was the March 1 Strands puzzle?
The difficulty index rates puzzle #363 as hard: it sits at the 97th percentile of every Strands grid to date.
Easiest puzzle ever published on the left, hardest on the right. The formula behind the score, and the ranked list of every puzzle, are on the Strands difficulty index.
Who made the March 1 Strands puzzle?
Strands puzzle #363 was edited by Tracy Bennett and constructed by Sam Corbin. Output across the whole run is broken down on who makes NYT Strands.
Common questions about the March 1 Strands puzzle
What was the clue for Strands on March 1, 2025?
The Strands clue for March 1, 2025 is “Let us prey”, on puzzle #363. It is answered by the spangram APEXPREDATORS, and all 5 theme words that day belong to that idea.
What were the Strands words on March 1, 2025?
The 5 Strands theme words for March 1, 2025 are CROCODILE, HUMAN, LION, ORCA and TYRANNOSAURUS, plus the spangram APEXPREDATORS.
What was the big word in the March 1, 2025 Strands?
The big word — the spangram — for March 1, 2025 is APEXPREDATORS, 13 letters long, running from row 8, column 5 to row 1, column 2. It is the one word that touches two opposite sides of the board and states the theme outright.
What did the Strands theme “Let us prey” mean?
The Strands theme “Let us prey” for March 1, 2025 means APEXPREDATORS — that is what the spangram spells, and every one of the 5 theme words is an example of it.
How many theme words are in Strands March 1, 2025?
Strands puzzle #363 has 5 theme words plus one spangram, and together they use all 48 letters on the board exactly once.
How difficult was the March 1, 2025 Strands puzzle?
Strands #363 rates hard on a computed index, harder than 97% of every Strands puzzle published since March 2024.
What number was the Strands puzzle on March 1, 2025?
The Strands puzzle published on Saturday, March 1, 2025 is #363, counting from the game's launch on March 4, 2024.
Today’s puzzle and its hint ladder are on the front page. This puzzle sits in March 2025, part of the full Strands archive.