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This archive puzzle is NYT Strands game #134, published Monday, July 15, 2024. Its theme clue is “Give it the ol’ college try.” Start with the spoiler-free nudges below, or jump to the answer section when you are ready to reveal the university names.
Hints for Strands #134
- Theme clue: “Give it the ol’ college try.”
- Second hint: Think about colleges and universities.
- Spangram clue: “Places of learning.”
- Spangram path: It touches the right edge at row five and the left edge at row five.
- In-game hint words: THRONE, WEST, TOWN, SITE, WREST, and TEMP.
Strands is a themed word-search game in the New York Times Games library. The grid has six rows and eight columns, and answers can bend in any direction. Finding three non-theme words unlocks an in-game hint; the spangram describes the theme and spans two opposite edges.
Answers for Monday, July 15, 2024
Spoilers below: the following section gives the complete answer set.
Spangram
UNIVERSITIES
Theme words
- DUKE
- RICE
- TUFTS
- NORTHWESTERN
- BROWN
- TEMPLE
Each theme answer is the name of a university, and UNIVERSITIES identifies the shared category.
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About this puzzle
The date refers specifically to Monday, July 15, 2024, not a July 15 puzzle from another year. TechRadar’s Marc McLaren labeled this puzzle “Hard” and reported using four hints; that is his personal assessment and solving account, not an official difficulty rating. Read the original hint-and-answer guide.
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