NYT Strands Answer Today (#941) – 30 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 #941 (published 30 Sep 2026). One special word — the Spangram — spans the grid and ties the theme together.
Today’s Theme
Theme: An Instrumental Destination
General Hints
- One of these is what you’d hold between your fingers, not what you’d plug in.
- Several entries here have strings, but not all of them are played the same way.
- This grid rewards anyone who’s ever wandered the aisles of a shop full of gear for making noise.
Spangram Length
The Spangram has 10 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 M and ends with E.
Pattern preview (length-obscured): M___E
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: A___R
- Word 2: C___O
- Word 3: D___S
- Word 4: G___R
- Word 5: P___O
- Word 6: P___K
- Word 7: S___H
Spangram preview: M___E
Spangram
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MUSICSTORE
Spangram Definition
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MUSICSTORE — A retail shop that sells instruments, accessories, and gear for musicians.
Example: “After snapping a string mid-set, the guitarist made a late-night run to the musicstore for a fresh pack.”
Sample Words
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- DRUMS
- PIANO
Full Solution
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Theme: An Instrumental Destination
Spangram: MUSICSTORE
All words:
- AMPLIFIER
- CAPO
- DRUMS
- GUITAR
- PIANO
- PICK
- SYNTH
- MUSICSTORE (Spangram)
Definitions of All Words
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- AMPLIFIER — An electronic device that boosts the volume of an instrument or microphone signal.
- CAPO — A clamp musicians attach across a guitar’s neck to raise the pitch of every string at once.
- DRUMS — A set of percussion instruments played by striking stretched skins or pads with sticks or hands.
- GUITAR — A stringed instrument played by plucking or strumming, available in acoustic and electric forms.
- PIANO — A large keyboard instrument that produces sound by hammers striking internal strings.
- PICK — A small, flat tool used to pluck or strum the strings of a guitar or similar instrument.
- SYNTH — An electronic instrument that generates and shapes sound waves to mimic or invent new tones.
- MUSICSTORE — A retail shop that sells instruments, accessories, and gear for musicians.
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