NYT Strands Hints and Answers for March 16, 2024 (#13)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of March 16, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of March 16, 2024? Start with the theme, take one rung at a time, and stop as soon as the grid opens up. Nothing below is revealed until you tap it.
Hints for March 16, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Grow up!
The puzzle calls today’s theme “Grow up!”. Read it loosely: the 8 answers are examples of it, not synonyms for it.
Hint 2First letters
The theme words begin with A, B, F, F, H, L, S, T. Two of them start with the same letter (F).
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5 and 7. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 7.
SpangramThe spangram
PARENTHOOD
10 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with P, ends with D.
AnswersAll theme words
- BABY4 letters
- FOAL4 letters
- FROG4 letters
- LAMB4 letters
- ADULT5 letters
- HORSE5 letters
- SHEEP5 letters
- TADPOLE7 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.