NYT Strands Hints and Answers for October 6, 2024 (#217)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of October 6, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for October 6, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Got any bleu cheese?
The puzzle calls today’s theme “Got any bleu cheese?”. Read it loosely: the 6 answers are examples of it, not synonyms for it.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are B, C, E, G, T, V.
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 4, 5, 6, 6, 7 and 11 letters long. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 11.
SpangramThe spangram
COBBSALAD
It is a single word of 9 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with C, ends with D.
AnswersAll theme words
- EGGS4 letters
- BACON5 letters
- GREENS6 letters
- TOMATO6 letters
- CHICKEN7 letters
- VINAIGRETTE11 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.