NYT Strands Hints and Answers for July 30, 2024 (#149)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of July 30, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for July 30, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
That's a stretch!
The puzzle calls today’s theme “That's a stretch!”. Read it loosely: the 7 answers are examples of it, not synonyms for it.
Hint 2First letters
The theme words begin with B, C, C, C, M, T, W. Two of them start with the same letter (C).
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 7 and 8. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 8.
SpangramThe spangram
YOGAPOSES
9 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with Y, ends with S.
AnswersAll theme words
- CROW4 letters
- TREE4 letters
- CHAIR5 letters
- COBRA5 letters
- BRIDGE6 letters
- WARRIOR7 letters
- MOUNTAIN8 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.