NYT Strands Hints and Answers for November 25, 2024 (#267)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of November 25, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of November 25, 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 November 25, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Plan on it
Start from the clue “Plan on it”. Once you see what the 7 theme words have in common, the grid opens up quickly.
Hint 2First letters
The theme words begin with A, D, E, H, M, W, Y.
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 7 and 11. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 11.
SpangramThe spangram
CALENDAR
8 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with C, ends with R.
AnswersAll theme words
- DATE4 letters
- WEEK4 letters
- YEAR4 letters
- EVENT5 letters
- MONTH5 letters
- HOLIDAY7 letters
- APPOINTMENT11 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.