NYT Strands Hints and Answers for October 12, 2024 (#223)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of October 12, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for October 12, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Toon time
The puzzle calls today’s theme “Toon time”. Read it loosely: the 7 answers are examples of it, not synonyms for it.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are B, D, F, F, G, P, P. Several share a starting letter (F, P).
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 7 and 7 letters long. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 7.
SpangramThe spangram
CHARACTERS
It is a single word of 10 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with C, ends with S.
AnswersAll theme words
- BUGS4 letters
- FOXY4 letters
- DAFFY5 letters
- PORKY5 letters
- GRANNY6 letters
- FOGHORN7 letters
- PETUNIA7 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.