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Below, Ill give you some oblique hints at todays Strands answers.

And farther down the page, Ill reveal the spangram and the answers.

NYT Strands board for December 29, 2024: Festival of Lights delights.

Scroll slowly and take just the hints you need!

BEWARE: Spoilers follow for todays Strands puzzle!

Were about to give away the answers to todays Strands puzzle.

Completed NYT Strands board for December 29, 2024: Festival of Lights delights.

What is the spangram in todays Strands?

Todays spangram is HANNUKAHFOODS.

What are the theme words in todays Strands?

The theme words today are: KUGEL, APPLESAUCE, LATKES, BRISKET, CHALLAH.

Apparentlyit can also refer to Christmas, Hanukkah, and other holidays, so that complicates things.

CHALLAH, in the bottom right corner, is a hit.

Got it, so were going the Hanukkah route!

KUGEL is in the upper left.

APPLESAUCE is in the upper right.

LATKES starts in the bottom left corner and goes up the left edge.

HANNUKAH doesnt work, but HANNUKAHFOODS does.

Your job is to find the hidden words within the board that reflect the puzzles theme.

When you find the spangram, it will be highlighted in yellow.

Solving the spangram usually makes the rest of the puzzle much easier to complete.

There is only one correct solution.

How to win Strands

Unlike Connections and Wordle, you cannot fail Strands.

you’re free to’t run out of guesses, and there is no time limit.