Strands · No. 958 · Saturday, October 17, 2026
NYT Strands #958 hints and answers
Today’s theme clue is “Quite the crush”. Hints for the theme and the spangram, one step at a time.
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0 of 7 theme words foundToday’s themeQuite the crush
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0 of 8 hints usedThe theme6 words✓ Solved
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The body snitches whenever a certain person walks in
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Six verbs for flustered behavior: skin, voice, hands, feet, laughter and temperature all misbehaving at once.
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One theme word: BLUSH
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Theme words: BABBLE, BLUSH, FIDGET, GIGGLE, PERSPIRE, STUMBLE
The spangramTouches two sides✓ Solved
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Cupid's physics: downward motion, yet nobody gets hurt
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An everyday phrase of three short words jammed together; what all those nervous symptoms add up to romantically.
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F _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E (10 letters)
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FALLINLOVE
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