{
  "id": 11053082,
  "title": "NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, October 1 (game #942)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/nyt-strands-hints-and-answers-for-thursday-october-1-game-942",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-30T23:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechRadar",
    "slug": "techradar",
    "url": "https://www.techradar.com/computing/websites-apps/nyt-strands-today-answers-hints-1-october-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Today's NYT Strands puzzle, game #942, has a theme of \"Things fall apart.\" The first side of the board that the spangram touches is the left, 3rd row, while the last side is the right, 8th row. The spangram consists of 12 letters and is spelled BEYONDREPAIR. To unlock the in-game hints system, players can use any of the following clue words: OBEY, CRUEL, CORN, SLAP, REAL, or MATEs. The answers to today's Strands, game #942, are BREAK, CRUMBLE, COLLAPSE, DISSOLVE, FRAGMENT, and SPANGRAM: BEYONDREPAIR.",
  "summary": "Looking for NYT Strands answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, including the spangram.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "TechRadar",
        "title": "Quordle hints and answers for Thursday, October 1 (game #1711)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/quordle-hints-and-answers-for-thursday-october-1-game-1711",
        "published": "2026-09-30T23:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}