NYT Strands Hints and Answers for August 18, 2024 (#168)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of August 18, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for August 18, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
What do you make of this?
Today’s theme is “What do you make of this?”. All 7 theme words fit that idea — and the spangram names it outright.
Hint 2First letters
The theme words begin with B, C, C, E, M, P, P. Several share a starting letter (C, P).
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 7 and 8. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 8.
SpangramThe spangram
ARTCLASS
8 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with A, ends with S.
AnswersAll theme words
- MOLD4 letters
- BRUSH5 letters
- EASEL5 letters
- PAINT5 letters
- CANVAS6 letters
- PALETTE7 letters
- CHARCOAL8 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.