CNET published hints and answers for the Oct. 5 edition of NYT Strands, puzzle #946, according to a listing on the site. The post is dated Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026, appearing the day before the puzzle it covers.
Strands is a daily word puzzle from The New York Times. The paper itself also published hints for the Oct. 4 puzzle, and other outlets have kept up similar coverage.
Mashable ran hints and answers for the Oct. 4 game. Forbes posted hints and clues for Sunday, Oct. 4, under a headline telling readers to grab their tokens. Lifehacker's most recent entry in the same series covered Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026.
The cluster of posts shows the puzzle draws same-day or next-day coverage from several technology and lifestyle publications, each offering readers help without immediately revealing solutions.
What to watch next: whether CNET and the other outlets continue their daily Strands posts with the Oct. 6 puzzle.
