NYT Strands Hints and Answers for July 10, 2024 (#129)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of July 10, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for July 10, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
In Neverland
The puzzle calls today’s theme “In Neverland”. Read it loosely: the 6 answers are examples of it, not synonyms for it.
Hint 2First letters
The theme words begin with C, D, H, L, M, P.
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 4, 6, 7, 7, 7 and 9. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 9.
SpangramThe spangram
PETERPAN
8 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with P, ends with N.
AnswersAll theme words
- HOOK4 letters
- LAGOON6 letters
- DARLING7 letters
- MERMAID7 letters
- PIRATES7 letters
- CROCODILE9 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.