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NYT Strands puzzle #274, published December 2, 2024, has a Beatles-song theme: “Beatlemania!” The spangram is SONGTITLES. Start with the hints below if you want to solve it yourself; the complete answer list follows a spoiler warning.
Hints for Strands #274
The theme is “Beatlemania!” Think of well-known Beatles songs. The spangram runs horizontally from left to right.
For a graduated hint, here are the starting letters in order: TA, HE, RE, BL, YE, and SO. The first five are theme words; the last is the spangram.
Spoilers: December 2, 2024 Strands answers
Stop here if you do not want the full solution.
- TAXMAN
- HELP
- REVOLUTION
- BLACKBIRD
- YESTERDAY
- Spangram: SONGTITLES
How the Strands hints work
Strands is a word-search-style puzzle. Its spangram describes the theme, touches opposite sides of the grid, and is highlighted yellow, according to puzzle guides. Finding three non-theme words earns an in-game hint. Those mechanics are described by secondary guides; an official NYT rules page was not directly verified for this answer.
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