NYT Strands Answer Today (#952) – 11 Oct 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 #952 (published October 11, 2026). One special word — the Spangram — spans the grid and ties the theme together.
Today’s Theme
Theme: Old-fashioned things — gadgets that have mostly faded from daily life.
General Hints
- Before text messages, people carried a different buzzing gadget just to know someone needed them.
- This puzzle leans into retro kitchen and writing-desk gear you might spot in an antique shop.
- A couple of answers were how people sent urgent news or put words on paper long before computers existed.
Spangram Length
The Spangram has 12 letters and is a two-word phrase written as one unbroken string.
Spangram Orientation
The Spangram runs vertically, starting near the top of the board and curving down through the middle columns before finishing lower in the grid.
Spangram First & Last Letters
Begins with O and ends with D.
Pattern preview (length-obscured): O___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: P___R
- Word 2: I___X
- Word 3: I___L
- Word 4: T___M
- Word 5: T___R
Spangram preview: O___D
Spangram
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OLDFASHIONED
Spangram Definition
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OLDFASHIONED — a style or quality associated with earlier decades, often used fondly to describe something charmingly outdated.
Example: “Grandpa’s radio has an old-fashioned charm that no modern speaker quite matches.”
Sample Words
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- PAGER
- INKWELL
Full Solution
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Theme: Old-fashioned things — gadgets that have mostly faded from daily life.
Spangram: OLDFASHIONED
All words:
- PAGER
- ICEBOX
- INKWELL
- TELEGRAM
- TYPEWRITER
- OLDFASHIONED (Spangram)
Definitions of All Words
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- PAGER — A small beeping device people once carried so others could reach them before cell phones were common..
- ICEBOX — An early refrigerator that used a block of ice, rather than electricity, to keep food cold..
- INKWELL — A small container that held liquid ink for dipping a pen before refillable pens existed..
- TELEGRAM — A short written message sent quickly over wires using electrical signals, long before email..
- TYPEWRITER — A mechanical machine with keys that stamped letters onto paper one at a time..
- OLDFASHIONED — a style or quality associated with earlier decades, often used fondly to describe something charmingly outdated.
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