{
  "id": 15297697,
  "title": "NYT Strands hints and answers for Sunday, October 18 (game #959)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/nyt-strands-hints-and-answers-for-sunday-october-18-game-959",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-17T23:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechRadar",
    "slug": "techradar",
    "url": "https://www.techradar.com/computing/websites-apps/nyt-strands-today-answers-hints-18-october-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The theme of today's NYT Strands puzzle is fast fashion. To help players get started, players can use the clue words: HEAT, TEACH, VINE, SINGE, WEAK, and NINE. The spangram in today's puzzle has 11 letters. The spangram touches the top side of the board on the first column and the bottom side on the fourth column. The answers to today's NYT Strands game, #959, are WATCH, SNOW, SNEAKERS, HEADPHONES, VEST, and SUNGLASSES. The spangram for today's puzzle is RUNNINGGEAR. The author found the puzzle to be easy and completed it quickly, which is fitting given their current status as a non-runner.",
  "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": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Mashable",
        "title": "Wordle today: Answer, hints for October 16, 2026",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/wordle-today-answer-hints-for-october-16-2026",
        "published": "2026-10-16T02:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TechRadar",
        "title": "Quordle hints and answers for Sunday, October 18 (game #1728)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/quordle-hints-and-answers-for-sunday-october-18-game-1728",
        "published": "2026-10-17T23:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}