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Sunday, November 17, 2024, was NYT Strands puzzle #259. Its theme was “Would you look at that?” The gentle hint was “Go see some sights.” If you want to solve it yourself, stop before the spoiler section; the spangram and all seven other answers follow.
Hints for Strands #259
The theme points to notable sights and structures—not words that are synonyms for “look.” Forbes’s hint was “Go see some sights,” while Parade described the entries as notable and iconic structures.
Spoilers: spangram and answers
Spangram: LANDMARKS
Theme answers: CASTLE, PALACE, TOWER, MONUMENT, FORT, ARCH, and BRIDGE.
How the answers fit the theme
Each answer names a kind of structure or landmark. LANDMARKS ties the set together and supplies the puzzle’s spangram.
About the puzzle
Forbes describes Strands as a word-search-style game played on a six-by-eight letter grid, where players connect letters vertically, horizontally, or diagonally. Theme words highlight blue, and the spangram highlights yellow. Forbes reported that the game could be played on the NYT website and in the NYT Games app. Forbes’s November 16, 2024, guide and Parade’s November 17 guide independently confirm the theme, spangram, and answer list; TechRadar’s guide confirms the date, puzzle number, and theme.
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