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Today’s Theme, Explained

Today’s theme is ‘It’s lit!’. Expand to see what that means for today’s puzzle.

Word Hints

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Thefirst wordis love in the air, with roses, and possibly some misunderstandings.

Thesecond wordis a dusty road, horses, and shootouts at high noon.

Spoilers spelt out in the Strands style.

Thethird wordis sneaky plots, shady characters, and maybe a detective or two.

Thefourth wordis magic, dragons, and a quest for something legendary.

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Thefifth wordis battles fought, kingdoms risen, and those fancy powdered wigs.

Thespangramis a made-up world with more imagination than your entire library.

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NYT Strands answers for December 17, 2024.