Yesterday's Strands answers (#936): Friday, September 25, 2026
Missed yesterday's NYT Strands — puzzle (#936) from Friday, September 25, 2026? Every answer is below, behind a single reveal. Solving today instead? Nothing here spoils it — today's Strands hints are here.
★ Yesterday's answers, revealed (#936)
- SQUARENUMBER (12 letters).
- Spangram: SQUARENUMBER
- Theme words: EIGHTYONE, FOUR, NINE, THIRTYSIX, TWENTYFIVE
The puzzle, explained
Today's puzzle nailed the elegance of perfect squares—numbers that result from multiplying a whole number by itself, which is exactly what the spangram SQUARENUMBER tells you. The theme words are all products of that multiplication: 9 (3×3), 25 (5×5), 36 (6×6), 81 (9×9), and FOUR (2×2). The trickiest one to spot is probably EIGHTYONE since 81 is a two-digit number that doesn't *look* obviously perfect like FOUR or NINE do, even though it's just 9 squared—a great way to keep solvers on their toes!
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