4 Little Words Answers for September 26, 2026

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PUZZLE 1

ClueSolution
not out of the ordinaryREGULAR
REGULAR
Tom Sawyer's creatorTWAIN
TWAIN
unsympatheticHEARTLESS
HEARTLESS
completingFINISHING
FINISHING

PUZZLE 2

ClueSolution
hammer holderTOOLBOX
TOOLBOX
putting pressure on, maybeSQUEEZING
SQUEEZING
becoming an adultMATURING
MATURING
between the endsMEDIAL
MEDIAL

PUZZLE 3

ClueSolution
very short hairstyleBUZZCUT
BUZZCUT
strayed from the pointDIGRESSED
DIGRESSED
$50 presidentGRANT
GRANT
in the eye of the beholderSUBJECTIVE
SUBJECTIVE

PUZZLE 4

ClueSolution
in a poisonous mannerTOXICALLY
TOXICALLY
put on the blockAUCTION
AUCTION
glove thrown in challengeGAUNTLET
GAUNTLET
expression of surpriseYIPES
YIPES

PUZZLE 5

ClueSolution
like gristleCHEWY
CHEWY
bread's "active ingredients"MICROBES
MICROBES
in a reliant wayDEPENDENTLY
DEPENDENTLY
takes time to developGESTATES
GESTATES

PUZZLE 6

ClueSolution
Gallagher brothers' bandOASIS
OASIS
kitchen measuresTABLESPOONS
TABLESPOONS
"Stan the Man" of baseballMUSIAL
MUSIAL
like cathedral glassSTAINED
STAINED

PUZZLE 7

ClueSolution
clearSPECIFIC
SPECIFIC
Tarzan player JohnnyWEISSMULLER
WEISSMULLER
sea north of TehranCASPIAN
CASPIAN
in a predatorily greedy wayRAPACIOUSLY
RAPACIOUSLY

PUZZLE 8

ClueSolution
acting as a hostCOMPERING
COMPERING
delay or sojournTARRIANCE
TARRIANCE
Kay Thompson's heroineELOISE
ELOISE
deceiveTRICK
TRICK

PUZZLE 9

ClueSolution
wraparound garmentSARONG
SARONG
nori, perhapsSEAWEED
SEAWEED
belt inventor Sir SamBROWNE
BROWNE
describedLIMNED
LIMNED

PUZZLE 10

ClueSolution
blog commentersPOSTERS
POSTERS
ancient Greek infantrymanHOPLITE
HOPLITE
with pointy bitsSPIKY
SPIKY
smooth, like Burns' mouseSLEEKIT
SLEEKIT