# NYT Strands game 958: hints and answers for October 17

> The New York Times Strands puzzle for Saturday, October 17 has the theme 'Quite the crush'.
- Title: NYT Strands game 958: hints and answers for October 17
- Summary: The New York Times Strands puzzle for Saturday, October 17 has the theme 'Quite the crush'. The New York Times released Strands puzzle number nine…
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- Source: TechRadar — https://techradar.com/computing/websites-apps/nyt-strands-today-answers-hints-17-october-2026
- Published: 2026-10-16T23:00:00+00:00
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- Topics: nyt strands, word games, daily puzzle, new york times, game 958, technology
## Today's Strands puzzle
The New York Times released Strands game number nine fifty-eight on Saturday, October seventeenth. Strands is a word game from the New York Times, following Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections.
## The theme: Quite the crush
Today's NYT Strands theme is Quite the crush. The puzzle includes hint categories for today's theme, clue words, spangram letters and spangram position to help players solve it.

> Quite the crush
## A new puzzle every day
A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone. Players can also find hints and answers for NYT Connections and Wordle on related pages.
## Key takeaway

The New York Times released Strands puzzle number nine fifty-eight on October seventeenth with the theme Quite the crush.