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· Puzzle #225

NYT Strands Hints and Answers for October 14, 2024 (#225)

Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of October 14, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.

Stuck on the Strands puzzle of October 14, 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 14, 2024, one rung at a time

ThemeToday’s theme

Get out of here!

Today’s theme is “Get out of here!”. All 8 theme words fit that idea — and the spangram names it outright.

Hint 2First letters

The theme words begin with B, B, C, D, F, S, T, T. Several share a starting letter (B, T).

Hint 3Word lengths

By length, the answers run 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 and 6. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 6.

SpangramThe spangram

MOVINGDAY

9 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.

Starts with M, ends with Y.

AnswersAll theme words
  • FOAM4 letters
  • TAPE4 letters
  • BOXES5 letters
  • CRATE5 letters
  • DOLLY5 letters
  • STRAP5 letters
  • TRUCK5 letters
  • BUNGEE6 letters
BoardThe completed grid

Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.

Yesterday’s Strands

Yesterday’s Strands

#224 · “Time to get cozy”

Spangram: FALLFASHION

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