NYT Strands Hints and Answers for November 23, 2024 (#265)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of November 23, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for November 23, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Did you hear that?
The puzzle calls today’s theme “Did you hear that?”. Read it loosely: the 7 answers are examples of it, not synonyms for it.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are B, C, C, H, J, K, S. Two of them start with the same letter (C).
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6 and 6 letters long. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 6.
SpangramThe spangram
SOUNDEFFECTS
It is a single word of 12 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with S, ends with S.
AnswersAll theme words
- BANG4 letters
- HONK4 letters
- CRASH5 letters
- KAPOW5 letters
- CRUNCH6 letters
- JINGLE6 letters
- SIZZLE6 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.