NYT Strands Hints and Answers for March 26, 2024 (#23)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of March 26, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for March 26, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
That’s fantastic!
The puzzle calls today’s theme “That’s fantastic!”. Read it loosely: the 6 answers are examples of it, not synonyms for it.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are C, C, D, F, M, O. Two of them start with the same letter (C).
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 4, 5, 6, 7, 7 and 7 letters long. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 7.
SpangramThe spangram
MYTHOLOGICAL
It is a single word of 12 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with M, ends with L.
AnswersAll theme words
- OGRE4 letters
- FAIRY5 letters
- DRAGON6 letters
- CENTAUR7 letters
- CYCLOPS7 letters
- MERMAID7 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.