{
  "id": 11302954,
  "title": "NYT Strands hints and answers for Friday, October 2 (game #943)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/nyt-strands-hints-and-answers-for-friday-october-2-game-943",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-01T23:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechRadar",
    "slug": "techradar",
    "url": "https://www.techradar.com/computing/websites-apps/nyt-strands-today-answers-hints-2-october-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Today's NYT Strands puzzle, game #943, features a theme of \"On the sly.\" The spangram, an uninterrupted string of letters that connects two opposite corners of the grid, consists of 14 letters. To reveal the hints, players can use any of the following words: SKINT, FISH, NEEDS, SAVE, GOAT, or NEAT. The answers to today's Strands puzzle are SHIFTY, COVERT, DEVIOUS, STEALTHY, FURTIVE, and SNEAKINGAROUND. The difficulty level of today's Strands puzzle is rated as \"Hard,\" and players earned one hint to assist in solving the puzzle.",
  "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": "NYT Connections hints and answers for Friday, October 2 (game #1209)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/nyt-connections-hints-and-answers-for-friday-october-2-game-1209",
        "published": "2026-10-01T23:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}