Today's Strands clue is "Getting the job done". Use the hints below to find the theme words and the spangram.
Ready for a fresh puzzle? Take it one path at a time and enjoy the sleuthing.
HURSONSMAEPNTFNRLEAFBESOLAOPEUOFRLORRKREPCCEOWES
Theme nudge: What to look for
Look for a tidy set of terms about the folks behind an organization and what keeps it running.
Hint 1: How many words to find
There are 5 theme words plus one spangram.
Hint 2: The spangram
The spangram has 14 letters, starts with H, and runs from the top of the board to the bottom.
Hint 3: Theme word lengths and first letters
- 5 letters, starts with L
- 6 letters, starts with P
- 9 letters, starts with P
- 5 letters, starts with S
- 9 letters, starts with W
Show the spangram
HUMANRESOURCES
Show all theme words
LABOR, PEOPLE, PERSONNEL, STAFF, WORKFORCE
About this puzzle
- Made by Tracy Bennett
- Edited by Tracy Bennett
Strands deep dive
More about today's puzzle. Everything in this section can include the answer.
The solved board
HURSONSMAEPNTFNRLEAFBESOLAOPEUOFRLORRKREPCCEOWES
Gold squares are the spangram, green squares are theme words.
What the theme words mean
- LABOR: (Australian politics, informal) The Australian Labor Party.
- PEOPLE: (countable, collective) Persons forming or belonging to a particular group, such as a nation, class, ethnic group, co...
- PERSONNEL: Collection of people in an organization, such as employees and office staff, members of the military, etc.
- STAFF: (plural staff or staffs) The employees of a business.
- WORKFORCE: The total population of a country or region that is employed or employable.
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