Issue #316 Mon 2 Sep
Strands hints — September 2, 2024
A grid that demands a certain level of formality before you begin. Take your time with the intersections.
Theme 3 reveals
Today's theme
The brass plaque on the office door, the name stamped into a leather spine, the formal address used by a judge.
British nobility and formal social standing
FORMAL RANKS AND DESIGNATIONS
Spangram 4 nudges · 6 letters
The connector word
A single six-letter noun.
6 letters.
Starts with T, ends with S.
TITLES
Group hint 1 reveal
Show all starting letters
Starting letters
- 1 B (5 letters)
- 2 D (7 letters)
- 3 E (4 letters)
- 4 E (7 letters)
- 5 K (6 letters)
- 6 Q (5 letters)
- 7 V (8 letters)
Group hint 1 reveal
Show the first two letters of each
First two letters
- 1 BA (5 letters)
- 2 DU (7 letters)
- 3 EA (4 letters)
- 4 ES (7 letters)
- 5 KN (6 letters)
- 6 QU (5 letters)
- 7 VI (8 letters)
Theme word 1 of 7 5 nudges · 5 letters
A theme word
A member of the lowest order of the British peerage.
5 letters.
Starts with B.
Starts with BA.
BARON
Theme word 2 of 7 5 nudges · 7 letters
A theme word
The wife or widow of a man holding the highest rank below a prince.
7 letters.
Starts with D.
Starts with DU.
DUCHESS
Theme word 3 of 7 5 nudges · 4 letters
A theme word
A British nobleman ranking above a viscount and below a marquess.
4 letters.
Starts with E.
Starts with EA.
EARL
Theme word 4 of 7 5 nudges · 7 letters
A theme word
A polite honorific often found on correspondence for a lawyer.
7 letters.
Starts with E.
Starts with ES.
ESQUIRE
Theme word 5 of 7 5 nudges · 6 letters
A theme word
A person granted a non-hereditary honor by a monarch.
6 letters.
Starts with K.
Starts with KN.
KNIGHT
Theme word 6 of 7 5 nudges · 5 letters
A theme word
The female sovereign who rules a country in her own right.
5 letters.
Starts with Q.
Starts with QU.
QUEEN
Theme word 7 of 7 5 nudges · 8 letters
A theme word
A British nobleman ranking directly below an earl.
8 letters.
Starts with V.
Starts with VI.
VISCOUNT