NYT Strands Hints and Answers for September 2, 2024 (#183)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of September 2, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for September 2, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Order in the court!
The puzzle calls today’s theme “Order in the court!”. Read it loosely: the 7 answers are examples of it, not synonyms for it.
Hint 2First letters
The theme words begin with B, D, E, E, K, Q, V. Two of them start with the same letter (E).
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 4, 5, 5, 6, 7, 7 and 8. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 8.
SpangramThe spangram
TITLES
6 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with T, ends with S.
AnswersAll theme words
- EARL4 letters
- BARON5 letters
- QUEEN5 letters
- KNIGHT6 letters
- DUCHESS7 letters
- ESQUIRE7 letters
- VISCOUNT8 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.