NYT Strands Hints and Answers for March 24, 2025 (#386)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of March 24, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for March 24, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Yes, Queen ...
The puzzle calls today’s theme “Yes, Queen ...”. Read it loosely: the 7 answers are examples of it, not synonyms for it.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are B, E, G, H, J, K, R.
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 4, 4, 5, 6, 7, 7 and 7 letters long. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 7.
SpangramThe spangram
ROCKBAND
It is a single word of 8 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with R, ends with D.
AnswersAll theme words
- KISS4 letters
- RUSH4 letters
- HEART5 letters
- EAGLES6 letters
- BLONDIE7 letters
- GENESIS7 letters
- JOURNEY7 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.