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NYT Strands puzzle #613 for November 6, 2025, has the theme clue “___ City.” The spangram is NICKNAME, and its seven theme answers are city monikers. Hints appear first below; the full answer list follows under a clear spoiler warning.
Hints for Strands #613
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- Theme clue: “___ City.”
- Gentle nudge: Think fond monikers for places.
- Answer initials: The theme words begin MA, GO, MO, MU, WI, EM, and ET. The spangram begins NI.
- Spangram detail: It is eight letters long. Its path runs from the top of the third column to the bottom of the fourth column.
In Strands, the spangram describes the theme and connects two opposite sides of the board. Theme words are highlighted blue and the spangram yellow; finding three non-theme words earns a hint that reveals letters in a theme answer. Letters can be selected in any direction, but a path cannot reuse or cross letters.
Full answers (spoilers)
The puzzle’s complete solution is:
- EMERALD
- ETERNAL
- GOLDEN
- MAGIC
- MOTOR
- MUSIC
- WINDY
- Spangram: NICKNAME
How the answers fit “___ City”
| Answer | City phrase | Intended association |
|---|---|---|
| EMERALD | Emerald City | Seattle |
| ETERNAL | Eternal City | Rome |
| GOLDEN | Golden City | San Francisco |
| MAGIC | Magic City | Miami |
| MOTOR | Motor City | Detroit |
| MUSIC | Music City | Nashville |
| WINDY | Windy City | Chicago |
| NICKNAME | The spangram names the shared category: these are city nicknames. | |
“Golden City” is the puzzle’s intended link to San Francisco; it is less familiar than “Golden Gate City,” so it is best read here as the completion the puzzle is going for rather than a universally used nickname.
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What NICKNAME means in this puzzle
Each theme answer completes “___ City” to make a city moniker. NICKNAME identifies what those phrases have in common, while the seven shorter answers supply the examples. The clue-generating guesses TOOK, DUEL, LUMEN, RATES, MALE, and TRICK are not theme answers; they are words reported as ways to unlock the in-game hint system.
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