NYT Strands #316 Hints and Answers for January 13, 2025

For Monday, January 13, 2025, NYT Strands puzzle #316 has the theme “Hole foods.” Try the hints below before revealing the answers: the spangram is BAGELS, and the six other theme words are PLAIN, EVERYTHING, GARLIC, RAISIN, SESAME, and BLUEBERRY.

What is the theme of NYT Strands #316?

The theme is “Hole foods.” Look for varieties of a firm, ring-shaped bread often eaten with cream cheese. The puzzle has seven theme entries in total, counting the spangram.

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Hints for the January 13 Strands puzzle

Use these in order, stopping when you have enough to continue on your own.

1. Theme: “Hole foods.”
2. Think of: Varieties of a ring-shaped bread commonly served with cream cheese.
3. Spangram clue: “Great with cheese spread.”
4. Spangram direction: It runs horizontally across row four, from the right side of the board to the left.
5. First-letter hints: PLAIN starts with PL; BLUEBERRY with BL; EVERYTHING with EV; RAISIN with RA; SESAME with SE; GARLIC with GA. The spangram starts with BA.

What are the NYT Strands #316 answers?

Spoilers below.

• PLAIN
• EVERYTHING
• GARLIC
• RAISIN
• SESAME
• BLUEBERRY
• Spangram: BAGELS

How Strands hints work

The New York Times gameplay instructions reproduced by Parade say: “The spangram describes the puzzle’s theme and touches two opposite sides of the board.” Finding non-theme words also helps: three such words earn one hint, which reveals letters from a theme word, according to those instructions.

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