NYT Strands Hints and Answers for June 18, 2024 (#107)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of June 18, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for June 18, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
It’s right under your nose!
The puzzle calls today’s theme “It’s right under your nose!”. Read it loosely: the 5 answers are examples of it, not synonyms for it.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are H, H, P, T, W. Two of them start with the same letter (H).
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 6, 6, 9, 9 and 10 letters long. The shortest is 6 letters, the longest 10.
SpangramThe spangram
MUSTACHE
It is a single word of 8 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with M, ends with E.
AnswersAll theme words
- PENCIL6 letters
- WALRUS6 letters
- HANDLEBAR9 letters
- HORSESHOE9 letters
- TOOTHBRUSH10 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.