I admit that I often take Strands themes too literally. In today’s “That’s my jam!” theme, I was looking for strawberry, blueberry, and other fruit jams on the board. I quickly realized it wasn’t about edible jams because I couldn’t find the word “berry,” which should have been there.
Instead, I stumbled upon a word I didn’t expect to be part of the solution, and it all started to make sense. I realized that “jam” referred to something else entirely, but it wasn’t so tricky that it felt like a pun theme, as we sometimes have. It’s still very close to the original meaning of “jam,” but not in the sense of edible jam. Here are some hints to help you find the Spangram and the solutions.