This is the NYT Strands puzzle for Thursday, October 10, 2024, game #221—not the current daily puzzle. The theme clue is “Think about it.” Hints are below, followed by the spangram and the complete answer list behind a spoiler warning.
Theme clue for Strands #221
Think about it.
Hints to help solve the board
The answers are all types of puzzles. If you want to keep working without seeing the solution, try tracing connected letters in any direction, including diagonally; you can change direction as you form a word. The spangram names the shared theme and touches opposite sides of the grid.
For an in-game hint, find three valid words that are not on the theme-answer list. On this board, examples include MASS, PASS, MAST, PAST, PASTY, and PASTRY. The hint then highlights one theme word.
Spangram for October 10
PUZZLES is the spangram, naming the category shared by the other answers.
Full answer list — spoilers
Warning: the complete solution is below.
- JUMBLE
- SUDOKU
- JIGSAW
- MAZE
- CROSSWORD
- CRYPTOGRAM
- PUZZLES (spangram)
The date and game number identify this particular archived board: TechRadar’s report and Try Hard Guides’ answer page both identify it as October 10, 2024, game #221. TechRadar and Try Hard Guides independently report the answer set. For the general tracing and hint rules, see Strands.Game, which says it is not affiliated with The New York Times.
Quick Recap
Rank #3
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