{
  "id": 8154168,
  "title": "NYT Strands hints, answers for September 18, 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/nyt-strands-hints-answers-for-september-18-2026",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-18T02:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mashable",
    "slug": "mashable",
    "url": "https://mashable.com/entertainment/strands-nyt-hint-september-18-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The New York Times' word-search game, Strands, provides hints to guide players through its challenging puzzles. Each day's theme connects the words in the grid, with a spangram—a word or phrase spanning the entire grid horizontally or vertically—serving as the central theme. On September 18, 2026, the theme was \"Shake on it,\" with the spangram being placed vertically.",
  "summary": "The NYT Strands hints and answers you need to make the most of your puzzling experience.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Mashable",
        "title": "NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for September 18, 2026",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/nyt-connections-hints-today-clues-answers-for-september-18-2026",
        "published": "2026-09-18T02:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}