NYT Strands Hints and Answers for January 21, 2025 (#324)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of January 21, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for January 21, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
You don't say ...
The puzzle calls today’s theme “You don't say ...”. Read it loosely: the 7 answers are examples of it, not synonyms for it.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are B, C, F, M, P, R, T.
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 7 and 7 letters long. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 7.
SpangramThe spangram
DATEDSLANG
It is a single word of 10 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with D, ends with G.
AnswersAll theme words
- BOSS4 letters
- PHAT4 letters
- FRESH5 letters
- MAJOR5 letters
- CHERRY6 letters
- RADICAL7 letters
- TUBULAR7 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.