NYT Strands Hints and Answers for June 23, 2024 (#112)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of June 23, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of June 23, 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 June 23, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Fine diners
Start from the clue “Fine diners”. Once you see what the 6 theme words have in common, the grid opens up quickly.
Hint 2First letters
The theme words begin with C, C, O, S, S, S. Several share a starting letter (C, S).
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 5, 6, 6, 7, 7 and 8. The shortest is 5 letters, the longest 8.
SpangramThe spangram
CHAINLINK
9 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with C, ends with K.
AnswersAll theme words
- SONIC5 letters
- CHILIS6 letters
- SUBWAY6 letters
- OUTBACK7 letters
- SIZZLER7 letters
- CHECKERS8 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.