Today's Strands clue is "Practically paleolithic". Use the hints below to find the theme words and the spangram.
TNINTAHACECRAOGYHATNEBCISOLDWSIRPNEOMALTWREVIMEN
Hint 1: How many words to find
There are 5 theme words plus one spangram.
Hint 2: The spangram
The spangram has 12 letters, starts with T, and runs from one side of the board to the other.
Hint 3: Theme word lengths and first letters
- 7 letters, starts with A
- 7 letters, starts with A
- 6 letters, starts with B
- 8 letters, starts with P
- 8 letters, starts with T
Show the spangram
THATSOLDNEWS
Show all theme words
ANCIENT, ARCHAIC, BYGONE, PRIMEVAL, TIMEWORN
About this puzzle
- Made by Christina Iverson
- Edited by Tracy Bennett
Strands deep dive
More about today's puzzle. Everything in this section can include the answer.
The solved board
TNINTAHACECRAOGYHATNEBCISOLDWSIRPNEOMALTWREVIMEN
Gold squares are the spangram, green squares are theme words.
What the theme words mean
- ANCIENT: Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old.
- ARCHAIC: Of or characterized by antiquity; old-fashioned, quaint, antiquated.
- BYGONE: Having been or happened in the distant past.
- PRIMEVAL: Primary; original.
- TIMEWORN: Showing the effects of wear due to long use.
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