NYT Strands puzzle #171, dated August 21, 2024, has the theme clue “One for the ages.” Its theme is birthday celebrations. Use the staged hints below to avoid spoilers, or skip to the complete answer list.
Hints for Strands #171
Stop at any step if you want to keep solving on your own.
- Theme clue: “One for the ages.”
- Theme nudge: Think of a celebration that comes around annually.
- Clue words: RASH, TRASH, DASH, HATS, BATS, RATS.
- Spangram hint: “It’s your special day!”
Spangram for August 21, 2024
HAPPYBIRTHDAY is the spangram. TechRadar reports its position as running from the top of the grid at column 3 to the bottom at column 4; that textual description does not establish a cell-by-cell path.
All answers for Strands #171
CAKE, PARTY, GIFTS, CARDS, CANDLES, CELEBRATE
The six theme words and the spangram are reported by TechRadar, Try Hard Guides, and Forbes.
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How the hints point to the solution
The clue “One for the ages” can suggest a milestone, but the annual-celebration nudge narrows the theme to a birthday. The spangram names the occasion directly; the remaining answers are familiar parts of a birthday celebration.
TechRadar writer Marc McLaren reported that the theme clue did not lead him to the concept and that an in-game hint revealed CAKE, after which he found the other words more readily. That is his account of solving the puzzle, not a verified grid path.
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