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NYT Strands #294 hints
Theme clue: “Are you listening?”
Progressive hint: “We’re happy tonight.”
If you need a little more help locating the spangram, its route touches the left edge on the fourth row and the right edge on the third row.
Spoilers: NYT Strands answers for December 22
The theme words point to the holiday song “Winter Wonderland.” The puzzle’s answers are:
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- SNOW
- BELLS
- GLISTENING
- WALKING
- SLEIGH
Spangram: WINTER WONDERLAND
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