NYT Strands Answer Today (#932) – 21 Sep 2026 Solution & Hints
- About Today’s Strands
- Today’s Theme
- General Hints
- Spangram Length
- Spangram Orientation
- Spangram First & Last Letters
- First & Last Letters of All Words
- Spangram (Click to Reveal)
- Spangram Definition (Click to Reveal)
- Sample Words (Click to Reveal)
- Full Solution (Click to Reveal)
- Definitions of All Words (Click to Reveal)
About Today’s Strands
Puzzle #932 (published September 21, 2026). One special word — the Spangram — spans the grid and ties the theme together.
Today’s Theme
Theme: It’s Back! (1990s Fashion Comeback)
General Hints
- This throwback category celebrates a decade of loud colors, bold patterns, and an unmistakably relaxed attitude toward getting dressed.
- Several answers here are things you might have seen in a middle school yearbook, from what people wore to the gym to how they wore their hair.
- A stretchy synthetic fabric and a bouncy hair accessory both belong on this list of things making an unexpected comeback.
Spangram Length
The Spangram has 13 letters and is two words.
Spangram Orientation
The Spangram runs horizontal, touching the left and right sides of the grid.
Spangram First & Last Letters
Begins with N and ends with D.
Pattern preview (length-obscured): N___D
Note: We always display first/last letters as X___Y with three underscores, regardless of true length.
First & Last Letters of All Words
- Word 1: G___E
- Word 2: L___A
- Word 3: N___N
- Word 4: S___S
- Word 5: T___S
Spangram preview: N___D
Spangram
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NINETIES TREND
Spangram Definition
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NINETIES TREND — A catch-all phrase for a once-popular style or fad that first took off during the 1990s..
Example: “Chunky sneakers were a huge nineties trend that somehow never fully went away.”
Sample Words
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- LYCRA
- GRUNGE
Full Solution
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Theme: It’s Back! (1990s Fashion Comeback)
Spangram: NINETIES TREND
All words:
- GRUNGE
- LYCRA
- NEON
- SCRUNCHIES
- TRACKSUITS
- NINETIES TREND (Spangram)
Definitions of All Words
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- GRUNGE — A raw, unpolished rock music style and fashion look built around flannel, denim, and a deliberately undone attitude.
- LYCRA — A stretchy synthetic fabric prized for clinging closely to the body, common in activewear and leggings.
- NEON — An intensely bright, glowing color often used to describe eye-catching fashion or signage.
- SCRUNCHIES — Fabric-covered elastic hair ties that bunch into a soft, puffy loop.
- TRACKSUITS — Matching jacket-and-pants sets originally designed for athletes to warm up in before exercise.
- NINETIESTREND — A catch-all phrase for a once-popular style or fad that first took off during the 1990s.
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