NYT Strands Hints and Answers for September 12, 2024 (#193)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of September 12, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for September 12, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
This should be right up your alley
Today’s theme is “This should be right up your alley”. All 6 theme words fit that idea — and the spangram names it outright.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are A, B, H, L, R, S.
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 4, 4, 6, 6, 7 and 9 letters long. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 9.
SpangramThe spangram
THOROUGHFARE
It is a single word of 12 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with T, ends with E.
AnswersAll theme words
- LANE4 letters
- ROAD4 letters
- AVENUE6 letters
- STREET6 letters
- HIGHWAY7 letters
- BOULEVARD9 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.