NYT Strands Hints and Answers for October 3, 2024 (#214)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of October 3, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of October 3, 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 3, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Hairy styles
The puzzle calls today’s theme “Hairy styles”. Read it loosely: the 7 answers are examples of it, not synonyms for it.
Hint 2First letters
The theme words begin with B, F, F, F, P, P, S. Several share a starting letter (F, P).
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 4, 4, 4, 5, 7, 7 and 8. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 8.
SpangramThe spangram
SHORTCUTS
9 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with S, ends with S.
AnswersAll theme words
- BUZZ4 letters
- FADE4 letters
- SHAG4 letters
- PIXIE5 letters
- FLATTOP7 letters
- PAGEBOY7 letters
- FAUXHAWK8 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.