NYT Strands Hints and Answers for September 19, 2024 (#200)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of September 19, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for September 19, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Work out the bugs
Start from the clue “Work out the bugs”. Once you see what the 5 theme words have in common, the grid opens up quickly.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are B, E, M, S, T.
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 6, 6, 6, 7 and 9 letters long. The shortest is 6 letters, the longest 9.
SpangramThe spangram
CREEPYCRAWLIES
It is a single word of 14 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with C, ends with S.
AnswersAll theme words
- BEETLE6 letters
- EARWIG6 letters
- SPIDER6 letters
- TERMITE7 letters
- MILLIPEDE9 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.