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NYT Strands — October 19, 2026
Hints — one at a time
Hint 1 of 5
Today's grid is full of figures and concepts from ancient mythology.
Hint 2 of 5
Every non-spangram word names a mythological being or figure.
Hint 3 of 5
One entry is a tree spirit, another a half-goat, half-man figure, and another the sources of artistic inspiration.
Hint 4 of 5
The spangram names the broader category these words all belong to.
Hint 5 of 5
Look for DEITY, DRYAD, FATES, FURIES, MUSES, NYMPH and SATYR, all spanned by MYTHOLOGICAL.
The answer — spoilers!
Reveal the full answer
It's all Greek to me
MYTHOLOGICAL
DEITY · DRYAD · FATES · FURIES · MUSES · NYMPH · SATYR
This puzzle by the numbers
- 12 letters
- 7
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