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· Puzzle #152

NYT Strands Hints and Answers for August 2, 2024 (#152)

Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of August 2, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.

Stuck on the Strands puzzle of August 2, 2024? Start with the theme, take one rung at a time, and stop as soon as the grid opens up. Nothing below is revealed until you tap it.

Hints for August 2, 2024, one rung at a time

ThemeToday’s theme

Here, there, and everywhere

Start from the clue “Here, there, and everywhere”. 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 A, A, B, B, T, U. Several share a starting letter (A, B).

Hint 3Word lengths

The theme words are 5, 5, 6, 7, 7 and 10 letters long. The shortest is 5 letters, the longest 10.

SpangramThe spangram

LOCATION

It is a single word of 8 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.

Starts with L, ends with N.

AnswersAll theme words
  • ABOVE5 letters
  • AMONG5 letters
  • BESIDE6 letters
  • BETWEEN7 letters
  • THROUGH7 letters
  • UNDERNEATH10 letters
BoardThe completed grid

Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.

Yesterday’s Strands

Yesterday’s Strands

#151 · “Not stirred”

Spangram: SHAKEN

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