4 Little Words Answers for September 27, 2026

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PUZZLE 1

ClueSolution
certain metalworkerTINSMITH
TINSMITH
large earthenware mugSTEIN
STEIN
most expensiveCOSTLIEST
COSTLIEST
pattern in delayed flightHOLDING
HOLDING

PUZZLE 2

ClueSolution
equipped as cowboy bootsSPURRED
SPURRED
disagreesDIFFERS
DIFFERS
make less valuableCHEAPEN
CHEAPEN
loosening knots, sayUNTYING
UNTYING

PUZZLE 3

ClueSolution
lullsINTERVALS
INTERVALS
respected older onesELDERS
ELDERS
climbs up and overSCALES
SCALES
they have a minority opinionDISSENTERS
DISSENTERS

PUZZLE 4

ClueSolution
pizza shop convenienceDELIVERY
DELIVERY
like a cake with icingFROSTED
FROSTED
like summer vis-à-vis winterHOTTER
HOTTER
overthrowSUBVERT
SUBVERT

PUZZLE 5

ClueSolution
most raspy-soundingHOARSEST
HOARSEST
like a spoiling grandparentLENIENT
LENIENT
like a slothLETHARGIC
LETHARGIC
it killed the cat, they sayCURIOSITY
CURIOSITY

PUZZLE 6

ClueSolution
Tom Ford, for exampleDESIGNER
DESIGNER
a thoughtful discourseMEDITATION
MEDITATION
kind of football kickONSIDE
ONSIDE
pan-fried dumplingsPOTSTICKERS
POTSTICKERS

PUZZLE 7

ClueSolution
home improvementsRENOVATIONS
RENOVATIONS
excuse for a goldbrickCOPOUT
COPOUT
mining excavatorDRAGLINE
DRAGLINE
sudden attackSEIZURE
SEIZURE

PUZZLE 8

ClueSolution
Blackpool's countyLANCASHIRE
LANCASHIRE
move like a monarchMIGRATE
MIGRATE
explores a caveSPELUNKS
SPELUNKS
maladiesILLS
ILLS

PUZZLE 9

ClueSolution
thin slices of raw fishSASHIMI
SASHIMI
French Caribbean archipelagoGUADELOUPE
GUADELOUPE
Canada's highest peakLOGAN
LOGAN
Metros and VoltsCHEVYS
CHEVYS

PUZZLE 10

ClueSolution
Seussian "king of the pond"YERTLE
YERTLE
northeastern France regionNORMANDY
NORMANDY
grokSAVVY
SAVVY
making bubblesFOAMING
FOAMING