NYT Strands Hints and Answers for September 14, 2024 (#195)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of September 14, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of September 14, 2024? Start with the theme, take one rung at a time, and stop as soon as the grid opens up. Nothing below is revealed until you tap it.
Hints for September 14, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Elements of style
The puzzle calls today’s theme “Elements of style”. Read it loosely: the 6 answers are examples of it, not synonyms for it.
Hint 2First letters
The theme words begin with B, G, H, J, S, W.
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 4, 5, 5, 7, 7 and 7. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 7.
SpangramThe spangram
ACCESSORIZING
13 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with A, ends with G.
AnswersAll theme words
- BELT4 letters
- SCARF5 letters
- WATCH5 letters
- GLASSES7 letters
- HANDBAG7 letters
- JEWELRY7 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.