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Today’s Theme, Explained

Today’s theme is ‘Literary couples’. Expand to see what that means for today’s puzzle.

The theme isn’t about romance; instead, it focuses onfamous book titles that feature an ‘and’ in the middle.

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Word Hints

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Thefirst wordis the first word of William Faulkner’s most famous novel.

Thesecond wordis the second word of William Faulkner’s most famous novel, after ‘and’.

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Thethird wordis the first word of Jane Austen’s most famous novel.

Thefourth wordis the second word of Jane Austen’s most famous novel, after ‘and’.

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Thefifth wordis the first word of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s most famous novel.

Thesixth wordis the second word of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s most famous novel, after ‘and’.

NYT Strands answers for January 4, 2025.