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One free scan finds every outdated or missing driver and matches the right update for your exact hardware.Free scan · exact hardware matchThe September 21, 2024, NYT Strands puzzle is game #202, with the theme “I’ve got the music in me!” If you want help without seeing the full solution, start with the venue-themed nudge below. The complete answers are in a clearly marked spoiler section.
Hints for Strands on September 21, 2024
This is the historical puzzle from September 21, 2024; the same calendar date can refer to a different puzzle in another year.
Theme
“I’ve got the music in me!” Think of places where music is performed.
Spangram clue
The clue is “Temple of music.”
Words that unlock in-game hints
The reported clue words are STUD, DUNE, ETCH, RATE, TARE, and STONE. The spangram starts at the left side in row five and ends at the right side in row three.
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Full answers for September 21, 2024 (spoilers)
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- ARENA
- STADIUM
- NIGHTCLUB
- THEATER
- FESTIVAL
Spangram: CONCERTVENUE
The answer words are places or events where music can be performed; together, they point to the spangram CONCERTVENUE. These are the published answers reported by TechRadar and cross-checked by Forbes, rather than a claim of direct verification against an official NYT archive.
How Strands works
Strands is a word-search-style game played on a six-by-eight letter grid. Players find words related to a theme: theme words are highlighted blue, while the spangram captures the connection and links two opposite sides of the grid. This description comes from Forbes’ 2024 explanation, not a current official NYT rules page.
Forbes reproduces this statement as guidance from The New York Times: “Some themes are fill-in-the-blank phrases. They may also be steps in a process, items that all belong to the same category, synonyms or homophones.” It also quotes the Times’ description of editor Tracy Bennett: “Just as she varies the difficulty of Wordle puzzles within a week, [Wordle and Strands editor Tracy] Bennett plans to throw Strands solvers curveballs every once in a while.”
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