The Saturday, December 21, 2024, NYT Strands puzzle had the theme “Keeping the faith.” Its spangram was SACREDSPACES, and the five other answers were MOSQUE, TABERNACLE, TEMPLE, ABBEY and MONASTERY. This date-specific puzzle is listed as game #293.
Hints for the December 21 Strands puzzle
The two published theme clues were “Holy buildings” and “Various religions represented.” The answer initials can also help narrow the search:
- MO — MOSQUE
- TA — TABERNACLE
- TE — TEMPLE
- AB — ABBEY
- MO — MONASTERY
Spangram for Saturday, December 21
The spangram was SACREDSPACES. In Strands, the spangram is the theme-linked word that crosses from one side of the grid to another.
All December 21, 2024 Strands answers
- SACREDSPACES — spangram
- MOSQUE
- TABERNACLE
- TEMPLE
- ABBEY
- MONASTERY
How Strands hints work
Letters can connect in any direction, and a letter cannot be reused within a word. Find three valid words of at least four letters that are not theme answers to earn a hint; the hint highlights one theme word. These rules are described in the puzzle guide’s how-to explanation.
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Sources
The date-specific answer set and clues were reported by Forbes and the Try Hard Guides archive.
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