NYT Strands Hints and Answers for January 24, 2025 (#327)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of January 24, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for January 24, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Get smart
The puzzle calls today’s theme “Get smart”. Read it loosely: the 5 answers are examples of it, not synonyms for it.
Hint 2First letters
The theme words begin with B, B, C, I, Q. Two of them start with the same letter (B).
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 5, 6, 6, 9 and 11. The shortest is 5 letters, the longest 11.
SpangramThe spangram
THATSGENIUS
11 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with T, ends with S.
AnswersAll theme words
- QUICK5 letters
- BRIGHT6 letters
- CLEVER6 letters
- BRILLIANT9 letters
- INTELLIGENT11 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.