4 Little Words Answers for October 15, 2026

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PUZZLE 1

ClueSolution
emotionally stableTOGETHER
TOGETHER
makes a fist, perhapsCLENCHES
CLENCHES
dropping into waterPLUNGING
PLUNGING
feels a prickly sensationTINGLES
TINGLES

PUZZLE 2

ClueSolution
helped birth babiesDELIVERED
DELIVERED
home of the NFL's BillsBUFFALO
BUFFALO
inexperiencedUNSAVVY
UNSAVVY
pointed nudgesPOKES
POKES

PUZZLE 3

ClueSolution
not year-roundSEASONAL
SEASONAL
New Orleans NBA playerPELICAN
PELICAN
light bulbs, figurativelyIDEAS
IDEAS
ultraviolet ray protectionSUNBLOCK
SUNBLOCK

PUZZLE 4

ClueSolution
overwhelms with soundDEAFENS
DEAFENS
"hair-conditioning" shopSALON
SALON
dressed in a dinner jacketTUXEDOED
TUXEDOED
smile straightenerRETAINER
RETAINER

PUZZLE 5

ClueSolution
spend money freelySPLURGE
SPLURGE
they outline tacticsPLAYBOOKS
PLAYBOOKS
hit with a high-tech beamLASERED
LASERED
reroute, as trafficDIVERT
DIVERT

PUZZLE 6

ClueSolution
first-day-of-class handoutSYLLABUS
SYLLABUS
healthful rice orderBROWN
BROWN
always freshEVERGREEN
EVERGREEN
like some mapsTOPOGRAPHIC
TOPOGRAPHIC

PUZZLE 7

ClueSolution
unusual quarterback lineupWILDCAT
WILDCAT
English TV cook NigellaLAWSON
LAWSON
weed-removal verbUPROOT
UPROOT
state of traffic in a jamSTANDSTILL
STANDSTILL

PUZZLE 8

ClueSolution
gad aboutTRAIPSE
TRAIPSE
light, French pastry doughCHOUX
CHOUX
having no noticeUNWARNED
UNWARNED
it divides your attentionDISTRACTION
DISTRACTION

PUZZLE 9

ClueSolution
people of Southeast AsiaMALAYS
MALAYS
large land massCONTINENT
CONTINENT
LBO starterLEVERAGED
LEVERAGED
shaped like a FrisbeeDISCOID
DISCOID

PUZZLE 10

ClueSolution
climbs, as a poleSHINNIES
SHINNIES
mountain in the Bernese AlpsJUNGFRAU
JUNGFRAU
teacher of persuasive speechRHETORICIAN
RHETORICIAN
traumatizedSCARRED
SCARRED