NYT Strands Answer Today (#964) – 23 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 #964 (published 23 Oct 2026). One special word — the Spangram — spans the grid and ties the theme together.
Today’s Theme
Theme: “None of your beeswax!”
General Hints
- Think about the kind of person who always seems to know everyone else’s business before they do.
- Picture someone pressing a glass to the wall to catch what’s being said in the next room.
- This puzzle is about curiosity that crosses a line into other people’s private affairs.
Spangram Length
The Spangram has 8 letters and is one word.
Spangram Orientation
The Spangram runs horizontal, running left to right, starting in the top-left area of the grid and reaching the right edge.
Spangram First & Last Letters
Begins with B and ends with Y.
Pattern preview (length-obscured): B___Y
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: E___G
- Word 2: I___E
- Word 3: N___Y
- Word 4: P___G
- Word 5: S___Y
Spangram preview: B___Y
Spangram
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BUSYBODY
Spangram Definition
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BUSYBODY — a person who meddles in or pries into other people’s affairs.
Example: “The new neighbor turned out to be a real busybody, always asking who was coming and going.”
Sample Words
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- NOSY
- PRYING
Full Solution
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Theme: “None of your beeswax!”
Spangram: BUSYBODY
All words:
- EAVESDROPPING
- INQUISITIVE
- NOSY
- PRYING
- SNOOPY
- BUSYBODY (Spangram)
Definitions of All Words
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- EAVESDROPPING — secretly listening in on a conversation you weren’t meant to hear.
- INQUISITIVE — having a strong curiosity and a habit of asking lots of questions.
- NOSY — overly interested in other people’s private business.
- PRYING — digging for private details that someone would rather keep to themselves.
- SNOOPY — inclined to sneak around looking for information that isn’t yours to find.
- BUSYBODY — a person who meddles in or pries into other people’s affairs.
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