4 Little Words Answers for October 2, 2026

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PUZZLE 1

ClueSolution
fortifies, with "up"SHORES
SHORES
one getting ducks in a rowORGANIZER
ORGANIZER
long seatBENCH
BENCH
grillingBARBECUING
BARBECUING

PUZZLE 2

ClueSolution
warmed once moreREHEATED
REHEATED
like tables, or spidersLEGGED
LEGGED
statistical anomalyOUTLIER
OUTLIER
brashly conceitedCOCKY
COCKY

PUZZLE 3

ClueSolution
penguin suitsTUXES
TUXES
bicuspidPREMOLAR
PREMOLAR
spitfire's qualityFEISTINESS
FEISTINESS
not absoluteCONDITIONAL
CONDITIONAL

PUZZLE 4

ClueSolution
made dues due, sayUNIONIZED
UNIONIZED
Nicks of Fleetwood MacSTEVIE
STEVIE
wholesaleSWEEPING
SWEEPING
away from the ArcticSOUTH
SOUTH

PUZZLE 5

ClueSolution
tennis openersSERVES
SERVES
smallness of importanceSLIGHTNESS
SLIGHTNESS
flickered, about to go outGUTTERED
GUTTERED
upward movementASCENSION
ASCENSION

PUZZLE 6

ClueSolution
saxophonist SonnyROLLINS
ROLLINS
ironsPRESSES
PRESSES
unrealILLUSIVE
ILLUSIVE
starknessAUSTERITY
AUSTERITY

PUZZLE 7

ClueSolution
opacityMURKINESS
MURKINESS
enters dataINPUTS
INPUTS
part of a pistilSTIGMA
STIGMA
Oxford-bound scholarsRHODES
RHODES

PUZZLE 8

ClueSolution
stretchEXPANSE
EXPANSE
saviorRESCUER
RESCUER
"Crime & Punishment" authorDOSTOEVSKY
DOSTOEVSKY
Cyrano de Bergerac's cousinROXANE
ROXANE

PUZZLE 9

ClueSolution
humidity measurersHYGROMETERS
HYGROMETERS
negotiationPARLEY
PARLEY
heartwood of a treeDURAMEN
DURAMEN
focus in OOTD postOUTFIT
OUTFIT

PUZZLE 10

ClueSolution
east African countryDJIBOUTI
DJIBOUTI
Natty Bumppo monikerDEERSLAYER
DEERSLAYER
gets hold ofOBTAINS
OBTAINS
not easily caughtSLIPPERY
SLIPPERY