NYT Strands game #196, for Sunday, September 15, 2024, has the theme clue “On the rocks.” If you want a nudge before seeing the full solution, start with the hints below; the answers and spangram are farther down.
Hints for Strands #196
- Theme clue: “On the rocks.”
- More specific hint: Think cocktail ingredients.
- Spangram hint: It is a Mad Men tipple.
- Spangram position: It starts at the left edge in row 4 and ends at the left edge in row 7, according to TechRadar’s guide.
Answers for Sunday, September 15
The six theme words are WHISKEY, BITTERS, WATER, CHERRY, ORANGE, and SUGAR. Together, they point to an Old Fashioned.
Spangram
The spangram is OLDFASHIONED (also written as “OLD FASHIONED”). It spans the board and names the cocktail connected to the other answers.
How Strands hints work
Strands is a word-search-style puzzle: trace connected letters in the grid to find words related to the day’s theme. Finding three valid words of at least four letters that are not theme answers unlocks a hint showing letters from one of the theme words. The spangram expresses the theme and stretches across the board.
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TechRadar’s guide says the game is available on the NYT Games site on desktop and mobile. Its guide to this puzzle was published September 14, 2024; Try Hard Guides and Forbes also report the same answer set.
Quick Recap
- TechRadar: Strands #196 hints and answers
- Try Hard Guides: September 15, 2024 answers
- Forbes: Sunday, September 15 hints and answers
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