NYT Strands Hints and Answers for July 21, 2024 (#140)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of July 21, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for July 21, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
S-words? (a cutting-edge theme!)
Start from the clue “S-words? (a cutting-edge theme!)”. Once you see what the 6 theme words have in common, the grid opens up quickly.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are C, C, K, M, R, S. Two of them start with the same letter (C).
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 6, 6, 7, 7, 8 and 8 letters long. The shortest is 6 letters, the longest 8.
SpangramThe spangram
BLADES
It is a single word of 6 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with B, ends with S.
AnswersAll theme words
- KATANA6 letters
- RAPIER6 letters
- CUTLASS7 letters
- MACHETE7 letters
- CLAYMORE8 letters
- SCIMITAR8 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.