Strands Hint Today: Answers for Oct. 22, No. 963
This article provides the daily solution and hints for the New York Times Strands puzzle, No. 963. It outlines the theme of family connections and identifies the spangram as 'FAMILYTIES'.
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Need a Strands hint today? Get the theme hint, the spangram and every answer for NYT Strands No. 963 on Thursday, Oct. 22.
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Here’s your NYT Strands hint for today, plus the spangram and all of today’s Strands answers for puzzle No. 963 on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026.
Today’s Strands theme involves people connected to you, whether you had the chance to know them or not. One of the answers was fairly tough to unscramble even though, by then, I knew the theme. Read on for all the answers.
And here’s a hint: Closer than just friends.
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