NYT Strands Hints and Answers for October 10, 2024 (#221)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of October 10, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for October 10, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Think about it
The puzzle calls today’s theme “Think about it”. Read it loosely: the 6 answers are examples of it, not synonyms for it.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are C, C, J, J, M, S. Several share a starting letter (C, J).
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 4, 6, 6, 6, 9 and 10 letters long. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 10.
SpangramThe spangram
PUZZLES
It is a single word of 7 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with P, ends with S.
AnswersAll theme words
- MAZE4 letters
- JIGSAW6 letters
- JUMBLE6 letters
- SUDOKU6 letters
- CROSSWORD9 letters
- CRYPTOGRAM10 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.