NYT Strands Hints and Answers for September 1, 2024 (#182)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of September 1, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for September 1, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Serve ginger-ly?
The puzzle calls today’s theme “Serve ginger-ly?”. Read it loosely: the 6 answers are examples of it, not synonyms for it.
Hint 2First letters
The theme words begin with A, C, C, M, R, S. Two of them start with the same letter (C).
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 4, 4, 4, 7, 7 and 8. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 8.
SpangramThe spangram
CALIFORNIAROLL
14 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with C, ends with L.
AnswersAll theme words
- CRAB4 letters
- MAYO4 letters
- RICE4 letters
- AVOCADO7 letters
- SEAWEED7 letters
- CUCUMBER8 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.