NYT Strands Today: Hints, Spangram and Answers for October 12, 2026
Stuck on Strands #1140? Spoiler free hints first, then the spangram and all 5 "In a manner of speaking" theme words for Monday, October 12, 2026.
12 October 2026 · 6 min read
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Stuck on Strands #1140? Spoiler free hints first, then the spangram and all 5 "In a manner of speaking" theme words for Monday, October 12, 2026.
12 October 2026 · 6 min read
Stuck on Strands #1146? Spoiler free hints first, then the spangram and all 5 "They don't make 'em like they used to" theme words for Sunday, October 11, 2026.
11 October 2026 · 6 min read
Stuck on Strands #1141? Spoiler free hints first, then the spangram and all 5 "A slow drizzle" theme words for Saturday, October 10, 2026.
10 October 2026 · 6 min read
Stuck on Strands #1145? Spoiler free hints first, then the spangram and all 5 "That can't be right" theme words for Friday, October 9, 2026.
9 October 2026 · 6 min read
Stuck on Strands #1144? Spoiler free hints first, then the spangram and all 6 "A star is born" theme words for Thursday, October 8, 2026.
8 October 2026 · 6 min read
Stuck on Strands #1032? Spoiler free hints first, then the spangram and all 5 "Color for the cure" theme words for Wednesday, October 7, 2026.
7 October 2026 · 6 min read
Stuck on Strands #1138? Spoiler free hints first, then the spangram and all 5 "Changing course" theme words for Tuesday, October 6, 2026.
6 October 2026 · 6 min read
Stuck on Strands #1136? Spoiler free hints first, then the spangram and all 6 "Oh well, too bad, such a shame " theme words for Monday, October 5, 2026.
5 October 2026 · 6 min read
Stuck on Strands #1135? Spoiler free hints first, then the spangram and all 5 "Grab your tokens" theme words for Sunday, October 4, 2026.
4 October 2026 · 6 min read
Stuck on Strands #1134? Spoiler free hints first, then the spangram and all 5 "A figment of your imagination" theme words for Saturday, October 3, 2026.
3 October 2026 · 6 min read
Stuck on Strands #1133? Spoiler free hints first, then the spangram and all 5 "On the sly ..." theme words for Friday, October 2, 2026.
2 October 2026 · 6 min read
Stuck on Strands #1132? Spoiler free hints first, then the spangram and all 5 "Things fall apart" theme words for Thursday, October 1, 2026.
1 October 2026 · 6 min read
Stuck on Strands #1131? Spoiler free hints first, then the spangram and all 7 "An instrumental destination" theme words for Wednesday, September 30, 2026.
30 September 2026 · 6 min read
Stuck on Strands #1129? Spoiler free hints first, then the spangram and all 6 "Have a heart" theme words for Tuesday, September 29, 2026.
29 September 2026 · 6 min read
Stuck on Strands #1128? Spoiler free hints first, then the spangram and all 7 "A form of art" theme words for Monday, September 28, 2026.
28 September 2026 · 6 min read
Stuck on Strands #1127? Spoiler free hints first, then the spangram and all 5 "It's skin deep" theme words for Sunday, September 27, 2026.
27 September 2026 · 6 min read
Stuck on Strands #1126? Spoiler free hints first, then the spangram and all 7 "A breath of fresh air" theme words for Saturday, September 26, 2026.
26 September 2026 · 6 min read
Stuck on Strands #1125? Spoiler free hints first, then the spangram and all 5 "1✖️1, etc ... " theme words for Friday, September 25, 2026.
25 September 2026 · 6 min read
Stuck on Strands #1122? Spoiler free hints first, then the spangram and all 6 "Just outside your door" theme words for Thursday, September 24, 2026.
24 September 2026 · 6 min read
Stuck on Strands #1124? Spoiler free hints first, then the spangram and all 5 "Practically paleolithic" theme words for Wednesday, September 23, 2026.
23 September 2026 · 6 min read
Stuck on Strands #1123? Spoiler free hints first, then the spangram and all 4 "Day and night shift" theme words for Tuesday, September 22, 2026.
22 September 2026 · 6 min read
Stuck on Strands #1121? Spoiler free hints first, then the spangram and all 5 "It's back!" theme words for Monday, September 21, 2026.
21 September 2026 · 6 min read
Stuck on Strands #1120? Spoiler free hints first, then the spangram and all 7 "Putting on airs" theme words for Sunday, September 20, 2026.
20 September 2026 · 6 min read
Stuck on Strands #1119? Spoiler free hints first, then the spangram and all 6 "Shiver me timbers!" theme words for Saturday, September 19, 2026.
19 September 2026 · 6 min read
Stuck on Strands #1118? Spoiler free hints first, then the spangram and all 5 "Shake on it" theme words for Friday, September 18, 2026.
18 September 2026 · 6 min read
Stuck on Strands #1117? Spoiler free hints first, then the spangram and all 6 "A little comic relief" theme words for Thursday, September 17, 2026.
17 September 2026 · 6 min read
Stuck on Strands #1116? Spoiler free hints first, then the spangram and all 6 "Hard not to notice" theme words for Wednesday, September 16, 2026.
16 September 2026 · 6 min read
Stuck on Strands #1115? Spoiler free hints first, then the spangram and all 8 "If you build it" theme words for Tuesday, September 15, 2026.
15 September 2026 · 6 min read
Stuck on Strands #1113? Spoiler free hints first, then the spangram and all 6 "OH MY GOSH!!" theme words for Monday, September 14, 2026.
14 September 2026 · 6 min read

Stuck on Strands #924? Spoiler free hints first, then the spangram UNDERCOVER and all six "Top secret" theme words for Sunday, September 13, 2026.
13 September 2026 · 8 min read