NYT Strands Hints and Answers for October 13, 2024 (#224)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of October 13, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of October 13, 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 13, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Time to get cozy
Start from the clue “Time to get cozy”. Once you see what the 6 theme words have in common, the grid opens up quickly.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are C, F, F, S, S, V. Several share a starting letter (F, S).
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 4, 5, 6, 7, 7 and 8 letters long. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 8.
SpangramThe spangram
FALLFASHION
It is a single word of 11 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with F, ends with N.
AnswersAll theme words
- VEST4 letters
- SCARF5 letters
- FLEECE6 letters
- FLANNEL7 letters
- SWEATER7 letters
- CARDIGAN8 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.