NYT Strands Hints and Answers for January 16, 2025 (#319)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of January 16, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for January 16, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Bar association
The puzzle calls today’s theme “Bar association”. Read it loosely: the 5 answers are examples of it, not synonyms for it.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are C, M, S, S, Z. Two of them start with the same letter (S).
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 6, 7, 7, 7 and 12 letters long. The shortest is 6 letters, the longest 12.
SpangramThe spangram
COCKTAILS
It is a single word of 9 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with C, ends with S.
AnswersAll theme words
- ZOMBIE6 letters
- MARTINI7 letters
- SIDECAR7 letters
- STINGER7 letters
- COSMOPOLITAN12 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.