NYT Strands Hints and Answers for December 29, 2025 (#666)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of December 29, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for December 29, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Are you putting me on?
The puzzle calls today’s theme “Are you putting me on?”. Read it loosely: the 6 answers are examples of it, not synonyms for it.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are B, C, J, S, T, V.
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 4, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 9 letters long. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 9.
SpangramThe spangram
SUITYOURSELF
It is a single word of 12 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with S, ends with F.
AnswersAll theme words
- BELT4 letters
- VEST4 letters
- SHIRT5 letters
- JACKET6 letters
- TROUSERS8 letters
- CUFFLINKS9 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.