For the Saturday, January 4, 2025, NYT Strands puzzle—game #307—the theme is “Literary Couples,” and the spangram is BOOKTITLES. The six theme words are SOUND, FURY, PRIDE, PREJUDICE, CRIME and PUNISHMENT. Hints below move from a gentle nudge to the complete answer list.
Hints for Strands #307
Theme
“Literary Couples.”
Gentle clue
Look for paired halves of familiar classic book titles.
Broader clue
The titles join their paired words with a conjunction.
Spangram clue
Classic fiction.
Spangram
BOOKTITLES
All answers
Spoilers ahead: The six theme words are SOUND, FURY, PRIDE, PREJUDICE, CRIME and PUNISHMENT.
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- Height: 9.75in / 24.5cm, Width: 6.75in / 17cm
- By Barbara Ireland
- Paperback
- 752 pages
- Imprint: Taschen
The titles behind the pairs
- The Sound and the Fury: SOUND and FURY
- Pride and Prejudice: PRIDE and PREJUDICE
- Crime and Punishment: CRIME and PUNISHMENT
How Strands works
Strands is a themed word search played on a six-by-eight letter grid. Connect vertically, horizontally or diagonally adjacent letters to form words. Theme words remain highlighted blue; the spangram describes the theme, reaches two opposite sides of the board and is highlighted yellow. According to the published guides, finding three valid words that are not theme answers unlocks an in-game hint that highlights the letters of a theme word. Forbes, TechRadar and Parade describe these rules.
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- Height: 9.5in / 24cm, Width: 6.75in / 17cm
- By Barbara Ireland
- Paperback
- 669 pages
- Imprint: Taschen
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