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Clear out junk files and repair common Windows errorsFree Scan →Fix the driver behind crashes, sound loss and screen glitchesFind Drivers →NYT Strands puzzle #299, dated Friday, December 27, 2024, has the theme “Back in style.” The clues point to 1980s fashions and styles. For a gradual reveal, start with the theme and spangram direction below, then check the answer initials before opening the full solution.
Hints for Strands #299
These clues move from general to specific, so stop wherever you have enough help:
- Theme: Think of styles associated with a particular decade.
- Decade: The theme points to the 1980s.
- Spangram direction: It runs vertically, from top to bottom.
- Answer initials: The theme words begin with SP, JU, PE, MU, NE, and WI. The spangram begins with EI.
What is the Strands #299 spangram?
The spangram is EIGHTIES. Parade’s dated hint guide describes it as running vertically from top to bottom. A spangram is the puzzle’s theme-spanning answer; the general explanation of Strands as a 6-by-8 word-search grid with theme words and a spangram comes from a third-party fan guide, not an official NYT statement.
All NYT Strands answers for December 27, 2024
Spoilers: The six theme answers are:
- JUMPSUIT
- MULLET
- NEON
- PERM
- SPANDEX
- WINDBREAKER
Together, these answers fit the “Back in style” theme: each evokes a look or fashion associated with the 1980s.
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How the hints work
Strands is played by finding words in a letter grid. A current third-party rules guide describes the board as 6 by 8 and says that finding words that are not theme answers can earn hints. For this particular puzzle, Parade’s guide offers a staged path: theme framing, the spangram’s vertical orientation, and answer initials before the full reveal. The specific puzzle facts are also listed by Try Hard Guides and Fortnite Insider; no official NYT page for this historical puzzle was found in the cited guides.
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