NYT Strands Hints and Answers for July 1, 2024 (#120)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of July 1, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for July 1, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
We've got the beat
The puzzle calls today’s theme “We've got the beat”. Read it loosely: the 6 answers are examples of it, not synonyms for it.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are C, D, G, R, T, T. Two of them start with the same letter (T).
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 4, 4, 6, 6, 8 and 10 letters long. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 10.
SpangramThe spangram
PERCUSSION
It is a single word of 10 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with P, ends with N.
AnswersAll theme words
- DRUM4 letters
- GONG4 letters
- CYMBAL6 letters
- RATTLE6 letters
- TRIANGLE8 letters
- TAMBOURINE10 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.