NYT Strands Hints and Answers for December 31, 2024 (#303)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of December 31, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of December 31, 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 31, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Resolutions
Start from the clue “Resolutions”. Once you see what the 6 theme words have in common, the grid opens up quickly.
Hint 2First letters
The theme words begin with C, C, C, E, E, F. Several share a starting letter (C, E).
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 4, 6, 6, 7, 8 and 10. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 10.
SpangramThe spangram
ITSOVER
7 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with I, ends with R.
AnswersAll theme words
- CODA4 letters
- ENDING6 letters
- FINALE6 letters
- CLOSURE7 letters
- EPILOGUE8 letters
- CONCLUSION10 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.