NYT Strands Hints and Answers for July 19, 2024 (#138)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of July 19, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for July 19, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
And the Oscar goes to ...
The puzzle calls today’s theme “And the Oscar goes to ...”. Read it loosely: the 7 answers are examples of it, not synonyms for it.
Hint 2First letters
The theme words begin with B, B, F, H, P, S, S. Several share a starting letter (B, S).
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 7 and 7. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 7.
SpangramThe spangram
BESTACTING
10 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with B, ends with G.
AnswersAll theme words
- HUNT4 letters
- BERRY5 letters
- FIELD5 letters
- STONE5 letters
- SWANK5 letters
- BRIDGES7 letters
- PHOENIX7 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.