4 Little Words Answers for October 4, 2026

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PUZZLE 1

ClueSolution
serious problem for farmersDROUGHT
DROUGHT
like a restless infantSQUIRMY
SQUIRMY
high-hat's activitySNOBBERY
SNOBBERY
weightlifting watchersSPOTTERS
SPOTTERS

PUZZLE 2

ClueSolution
important step in house saleINSPECTION
INSPECTION
Christie's detectiveMARPLE
MARPLE
speed of Enterprise, oftenWARP
WARP
belonging to second personYOUR
YOUR

PUZZLE 3

ClueSolution
alternative to emailTEXTING
TEXTING
receiving for workEARNING
EARNING
smelling moldyMUSTY
MUSTY
honkersNOSES
NOSES

PUZZLE 4

ClueSolution
checked cloth patternHOUNDSTOOTH
HOUNDSTOOTH
equalsPEERS
PEERS
set freeABSOLVE
ABSOLVE
exaggerating, and then someOVERBLOWING
OVERBLOWING

PUZZLE 5

ClueSolution
coveted magazine photo spotCOVER
COVER
regard with loathingABOMINATE
ABOMINATE
not up-to-dateOUTMODED
OUTMODED
spaghetti sauceMARINARA
MARINARA

PUZZLE 6

ClueSolution
differsDISAGREES
DISAGREES
not relevantIMMATERIAL
IMMATERIAL
changes, as the ConstitutionAMENDS
AMENDS
lightheartedSPORTIVE
SPORTIVE

PUZZLE 7

ClueSolution
less wobblySTEADIER
STEADIER
slanted, as fontITALICIZED
ITALICIZED
Cicero, notablyORATOR
ORATOR
sans souciCAREFREE
CAREFREE

PUZZLE 8

ClueSolution
productiveFRUCTUOUS
FRUCTUOUS
without vigilanceOBTUSELY
OBTUSELY
bought someone's releaseRANSOMED
RANSOMED
old anestheticsETHERS
ETHERS

PUZZLE 9

ClueSolution
homecomingREUNION
REUNION
Oscar-nominated SharifOMAR
OMAR
ornamented with brassBRAZED
BRAZED
major port of northern SpainBILBAO
BILBAO

PUZZLE 10

ClueSolution
lining of a book coverDOUBLURE
DOUBLURE
cord for deep-sea diversUMBILICAL
UMBILICAL
bottom partBASE
BASE
put into practiceIMPLEMENT
IMPLEMENT