The NYT Strands puzzle for Thursday, September 5, 2024, is game #186, with the theme “Going underground.” Its spangram is ROOTVEGETABLES. Start with the theme clue below if you want a nudge; the full solution is farther down.
Theme hint
Going underground points to vegetables that grow below the soil. This theme clue may be enough to get you started without revealing the word list.
Spangram hint
The spangram clue is “Dig them up.” ROOTVEGETABLES begins at the right edge of the board on row 7 and ends at the left edge on row 5.
Clue words for in-game hints
These words can help unlock the puzzle’s in-game hints; they are not theme answers: PUNT, BRUNT, GATE, TAROT, LETTER, and PRUNE.
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Spoilers below: the complete theme word list and spangram are here.
- POTATO
- TURNIP
- BEET
- TARO
- RUTABAGA
- JICAMA
Spangram: ROOTVEGETABLES
How difficult was game #186?
TechRadar’s Marc McLaren rated this puzzle difficult and said he used one hint. He also noted that JICAMA and TARO were unfamiliar to him, and that he would have recognized “swede” more readily than RUTABAGA. Those are his personal solving observations, not a measure of how difficult the puzzle will be for everyone.
Rank #2
Source and date
These answers are for the historical Thursday, September 5, 2024 puzzle, not a puzzle published today. TechRadar’s Marc McLaren published his game #186 coverage on September 4, 2024: NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Thursday, September 5 (game #186).
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