New Delhi, Aug. 25 -- The NYT Strands answer today, for Tuesday, August 25, 2026, solves puzzle #905. The theme is "Enjoying nature" and the spangram is TAKEAHIKE.

That spangram is an insult doing an honest day's work. Said to a person, take a hike means go away. Stretched across this board it means the opposite, and it is the only entry in the puzzle that is a phrase rather than a piece of kit or terrain.

Strands Hints Today, August 25, 2026 (#905)

The theme is an activity, not a landscape.

Two theme words are things you carry or follow. The rest is what you walk through.

The spangram is three short words run together, and aimed at a person it is rude.

The longest theme word is nine letters and names the place where the walking sta...