NYT Strands Hints and Answers for December 29, 2024 (#301)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of December 29, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of December 29, 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 29, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Festival of Lights delights
Start from the clue “Festival of Lights delights”. Once you see what the 5 theme words have in common, the grid opens up quickly.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are A, B, C, K, L.
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 5, 6, 7, 7 and 10 letters long. The shortest is 5 letters, the longest 10.
SpangramThe spangram
HANUKKAHFOODS
It is a single word of 13 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with H, ends with S.
AnswersAll theme words
- KUGEL5 letters
- LATKES6 letters
- BRISKET7 letters
- CHALLAH7 letters
- APPLESAUCE10 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.