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Today’s Theme, Explained

Today’s theme is ‘Ode to the aubergine’. Expand to see what that means for today’s puzzle.

The theme refers tomeals made from a certain cylindric purple vegetable.

Spoilers spelt out in the Strands style.

Word Hints

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Thefirst wordis cheesed up and layered like a culinary lasagna imposter.

Thesecond wordis packed tighter than a suitcase before vacation.

Thethird wordis lasagna’s Mediterranean cousin with a taste for eggplant.

Thefourth wordis the veggie medley that made a rat a five-star chef.

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NYT Strands answers for March 21, 2025.