NYT Strands Hints and Answers for December 30, 2024 (#302)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of December 30, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of December 30, 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 30, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Keep it classical
Start from the clue “Keep it classical”. Once you see what the 5 theme words have in common, the grid opens up quickly.
Hint 2First letters
The theme words begin with C, O, P, S, S. Two of them start with the same letter (S).
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 6, 7, 8, 8 and 8. The shortest is 6 letters, the longest 8.
SpangramThe spangram
COMPOSITION
11 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with C, ends with N.
AnswersAll theme words
- SONATA6 letters
- PRELUDE7 letters
- CONCERTO8 letters
- OVERTURE8 letters
- SYMPHONY8 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
#301 · “Festival of Lights delights”
Spangram: HANUKKAHFOODS
Read yesterday’s hints