{
  "id": 9888252,
  "title": "NYT Strands hints, answers for September 26, 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/nyt-strands-hints-answers-for-september-26-2026",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-26T02:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mashable",
    "slug": "mashable",
    "url": "https://mashable.com/entertainment/strands-nyt-hint-september-26-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The New York Times' elevated word-search game, Strands, presents players with an opaque hint for today's puzzle, which revolves around weather-related words. The theme is plain: words are tied to air movements. In this particular NYT Strands puzzle, the spangram—the special word or phrase that ties all solutions together—is revealed to be vertical. Today's spangram is \"Gentle Wind.\"",
  "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": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}