NYT Strands Hints and Answers for October 2, 2024 (#213)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of October 2, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of October 2, 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 October 2, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Fresh out of the oven
Start from the clue “Fresh out of the oven”. Once you see what the 6 theme words have in common, the grid opens up quickly.
Hint 2First letters
The theme words begin with C, D, G, M, S, S. Two of them start with the same letter (S).
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 5, 6, 6, 7, 7 and 9. The shortest is 5 letters, the longest 9.
SpangramThe spangram
PASTRIES
8 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with P, ends with S.
AnswersAll theme words
- SCONE5 letters
- DANISH6 letters
- MUFFIN6 letters
- GALETTE7 letters
- STRUDEL7 letters
- CROISSANT9 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.