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NYT Strands — August 26, 2026

Hints — one at a time

Hint 1 of 5

Today's grid is about the things that fill up a typical workday.

Hint 2 of 5

Every non-spangram word describes a piece of work you're responsible for getting done.

Hint 3 of 5

One entry is a quick trip you run to take care of something, like picking up groceries; another is a larger undertaking with multiple steps.

Hint 4 of 5

The spangram is the phrase you'd use to shrug off something tedious as simply expected.

Hint 5 of 5

Look for ASSIGNMENT, CHORE, DUTY, ERRAND, PROJECT and TASK, all spanned by PARTOFTHEJOB.

Reveal the full answer

Theme

All in a day's work

Spangram

PARTOFTHEJOB

Theme words

ASSIGNMENT · CHORE · DUTY · ERRAND · PROJECT · TASK

Counted from our own archive of NYT Strands answers — not published anywhere else.