CNET published a guide on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026, offering hints, the Spangram and the answers for that day's New York Times Strands puzzle, which carries the number 968. The article appeared under CNET's daily Strands coverage.
Other outlets covering the same puzzle gave more detail on its contents. Gadget Bridge reported that the Oct. 27 puzzle has a pest control theme and that its Spangram is "Exterminator." TechRadar also published hints and answers for game #968 the same day.
The coverage follows a regular pattern of daily Strands write-ups. Forbes ran a guide for the Monday, Oct. 26 puzzle, which it framed around the phrase "Please, Be My Guest!" GameDaily, meanwhile, published its own hints and daily guide for puzzle #967 on Oct. 26, 2026.
Strands is a word-search-style game in which players find themed words in a letter grid, with one longer "Spangram" word spanning the board and summarizing the theme. Outlets typically publish hints first and full answers later so readers can choose how much help they want.
Watch for Wednesday's Strands guides, which are expected to follow the same format for puzzle #969.