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NYT Strands — October 1, 2026
Hints — one at a time
Hint 1 of 5
Today's grid is full of words describing something falling apart or breaking down.
Hint 2 of 5
Every non-spangram word describes a way something can disintegrate or stop holding together.
Hint 3 of 5
One entry describes a building giving way all at once; another describes something slowly dissolving or crumbling into pieces.
Hint 4 of 5
The spangram describes something damaged so badly it can't be fixed.
Hint 5 of 5
Look for BREAK, COLLAPSE, CRUMBLE, DISSOLVE and FRAGMENT, all spanned by BEYONDREPAIR.
The answer — spoilers!
Reveal the full answer
Things fall apart
BEYONDREPAIR
BREAK · COLLAPSE · CRUMBLE · DISSOLVE · FRAGMENT
This puzzle by the numbers
- 12 letters
- 5
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