NYT Strands Hints and Answers for August 23, 2024 (#173)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of August 23, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for August 23, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
The nose knows
The puzzle calls today’s theme “The nose knows”. Read it loosely: the 6 answers are examples of it, not synonyms for it.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are C, L, L, M, R, S. Two of them start with the same letter (L).
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 4, 4, 5, 5, 8 and 10 letters long. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 10.
SpangramThe spangram
COMMONSCENTS
It is a single word of 12 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with C, ends with S.
AnswersAll theme words
- MUSK4 letters
- ROSE4 letters
- CEDAR5 letters
- LEMON5 letters
- LAVENDER8 letters
- SANDALWOOD10 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.