4 Little Words Answers for October 11, 2026

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PUZZLE 1

ClueSolution
senseless follyMADNESS
MADNESS
dusk eventsSUNSETS
SUNSETS
comes back from defeatREBOUNDS
REBOUNDS
diamond grading factorCLARITY
CLARITY

PUZZLE 2

ClueSolution
gradually intruded onENCROACHED
ENCROACHED
area of knowledgeWHEELHOUSE
WHEELHOUSE
multitudeLEGION
LEGION
capture and releaseLIVETRAP
LIVETRAP

PUZZLE 3

ClueSolution
no longer a youthADULT
ADULT
signed with 2 or 3 lettersINITIALED
INITIALED
strategic actionMANEUVER
MANEUVER
telling a whopperLYING
LYING

PUZZLE 4

ClueSolution
roundabout pathsDETOURS
DETOURS
flourishedTHRIVED
THRIVED
it's read "with feeling"BRAILLE
BRAILLE
in a sleepy mannerDROWSILY
DROWSILY

PUZZLE 5

ClueSolution
skirt between mini and maxiMIDI
MIDI
big to-doHULLABALOO
HULLABALOO
red on the inside, perhapsRARE
RARE
disapproving noisesTSKS
TSKS

PUZZLE 6

ClueSolution
putting upBUILDING
BUILDING
hot stuff in HawaiiLAVA
LAVA
New Zealand's capitalWELLINGTON
WELLINGTON
salad dressing bottlesCRUETS
CRUETS

PUZZLE 7

ClueSolution
assembly of starlingsMURMURATION
MURMURATION
choose a pathDECIDE
DECIDE
giving a dirty lookSCOWLING
SCOWLING
banalityMUNDANENESS
MUNDANENESS

PUZZLE 8

ClueSolution
toward the bottom of a hillDOWNSLOPE
DOWNSLOPE
acting legend VanessaREDGRAVE
REDGRAVE
standing up to hard useDURABLE
DURABLE
lushVERDANT
VERDANT

PUZZLE 9

ClueSolution
German composer FelixMENDELSSOHN
MENDELSSOHN
covered with filth from flueSOOTY
SOOTY
loudspeaker componentBAFFLE
BAFFLE
kingly trappingsREGALIA
REGALIA

PUZZLE 10

ClueSolution
abdominal organsVISCERA
VISCERA
"armed" like a yakHORNED
HORNED
freshwater protozoanPARAMECIUM
PARAMECIUM
knocked off the shineSCUFFED
SCUFFED