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· Puzzle #313

NYT Strands Hints and Answers for January 10, 2025 (#313)

Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of January 10, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.

Stuck on the Strands puzzle of January 10, 2025? 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 January 10, 2025, one rung at a time

ThemeToday’s theme

They're inseparable

Start from the clue “They're inseparable”. Once you see what the 8 theme words have in common, the grid opens up quickly.

Hint 2First letters

The theme words begin with A, B, C, C, M, R, S, W. Two of them start with the same letter (C).

Hint 3Word lengths

By length, the answers run 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6 and 6. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 6.

SpangramThe spangram

TOGETHER

8 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.

Starts with T, ends with R.

AnswersAll theme words
  • ARTS4 letters
  • MILK4 letters
  • SOAP4 letters
  • BLUES5 letters
  • WATER5 letters
  • CEREAL6 letters
  • CRAFTS6 letters
  • RHYTHM6 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

#312 · “Off the hook!”

Spangram: TUNAFAMILY

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