NYT Strands Hints and Answers for January 20, 2025 (#323)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of January 20, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for January 20, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Curiouser and curiouser!
Today’s theme is “Curiouser and curiouser!”. All 5 theme words fit that idea — and the spangram names it outright.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are C, C, D, H, R. Two of them start with the same letter (C).
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 6, 6, 7, 8 and 11 letters long. The shortest is 6 letters, the longest 11.
SpangramThe spangram
WONDERLAND
It is a single word of 10 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with W, ends with D.
AnswersAll theme words
- HATTER6 letters
- RABBIT6 letters
- CROQUET7 letters
- DORMOUSE8 letters
- CATERPILLAR11 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.