NYT Strands Hints and Answers for December 10, 2024 (#282)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of December 10, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of December 10, 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 December 10, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Something to see
Start from the clue “Something to see”. Once you see what the 7 theme words have in common, the grid opens up quickly.
Hint 2First letters
The theme words begin with F, F, F, M, P, S, T. Two of them start with the same letter (F).
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 7 and 7. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 7.
SpangramThe spangram
CINEMATIC
9 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with C, ends with C.
AnswersAll theme words
- FILM4 letters
- FLICK5 letters
- MOVIE5 letters
- SHORT5 letters
- TALKIE6 letters
- FEATURE7 letters
- PICTURE7 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.