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New York Times Strands Hints and Answers for December 25, 2024

Feb 26,2025 Author: Jacob

Solve today's Strands Christmas Day puzzle! This article provides hints, clues, and even the full solution to help you unravel the word puzzle. The theme is cleverly hidden, so let's uncover it together.

The NYT Games Strands Puzzle #297 (December 25, 2024)

Today's Strands puzzle clue is A Visit From Santa. Nine items need to be found: a pangram and eight themed words.

New York Times Games Strands Clues

Each section below reveals one word from the puzzle. Click "read more" to reveal the hint.

General Hint 1

Hint 1: What might Santa bring?

read more Gifts!

General Hint 2

Hint 2: Small gifts.

read more Think small presents suitable for a stocking.

General Hint 3

Hint 3: Small gifts to fill your sock-like decorations.

read more Stocking stuffers!

Spoilers for Two Words in Today's Strands

These sections reveal two words and their locations on the grid.

Spoiler 1

Word 1: Candy

read more [Image of Candy placement in the grid]

Spoiler 2

Word 2: Toys

read more [Image of Toys placement in the grid]

The Answer to Today's New York Times Games Strands

Ready for the complete solution? This section reveals all themed words and their positions.

The category is Stocking. The words are Toys, Plushie, Orange, Socks, Scarf, Coal, Candy, and Pens.

read more [Image showing the placement of all words in the grid]

Today's Strands Explained

Here's the theme's connection to the clue.

"A Visit from Santa" implies many gifts, many of which are typically Stocking stuffers. All themed words represent small items found in Christmas stockings.

read more The puzzle's theme perfectly aligns with the traditional Christmas imagery of stocking stuffers.

Ready to play? Visit the New York Times Games Strands website, accessible on most devices.

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