Strands · Hints and answers
Strands hints and answers for Sunday, October 18, 2026
Sunday's Strands board dresses for a run: five theme words for the gear a runner wears or carries, plus an 11-letter spangram that names the whole kit. The NYT clue is a pun - this fast fashion is about speed, not style.
Hints, in order
Hint 0 of 3Tap to show one hint at a time.
Hint 1 of 3
Think of what you put on before a run: not the route, not the playlist - the kit itself.
Hint 2 of 3
Every theme word is something a runner wears or carries: shoes, shades, a watch, a light top layer, and music in your ears.
Hint 3 of 3
The spangram is two words pushed together, 11 letters: the activity plus the equipment word for everything you are wearing.
Spangram and theme words
The spangram first, then all five theme words.
SPANGRAM
RUNNINGGEAR
HEADPHONESTheme word
SNEAKERSTheme word
SUNGLASSESTheme word
VESTTheme word
WATCHTheme word
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