7 Little Words Answers for October 21, 2026

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PUZZLE 1

ClueSolution
aimGOAL
GOAL
with a smile, perhapsHAPPILY
HAPPILY
from an African desertSAHARAN
SAHARAN
2013 Zendaya hitREPLAY
REPLAY
fruit sugarFRUCTOSE
FRUCTOSE
cossetMOLLYCODDLE
MOLLYCODDLE
Beethoven piano concertoEMPEROR
EMPEROR

PUZZLE 2

ClueSolution
monkey or crescent toolWRENCH
WRENCH
water featuresFOUNTAINS
FOUNTAINS
mortarboard attachmentsTASSELS
TASSELS
finds a quotientDIVIDES
DIVIDES
like clean poolsCHLORINATED
CHLORINATED
plot a ship's courseNAVIGATE
NAVIGATE
considered casuallyTOYED
TOYED

PUZZLE 3

ClueSolution
lack of bearingIRRELEVANCE
IRRELEVANCE
man of La Mancha, saySPANIARD
SPANIARD
shadesSUNNIES
SUNNIES
wavelike motionUNDULATION
UNDULATION
unhappy about the futurePESSIMISTIC
PESSIMISTIC
canal attendantLOCKKEEPER
LOCKKEEPER
put in the overhead binSTOWED
STOWED

PUZZLE 4

ClueSolution
in an upsetting mannerUNNERVINGLY
UNNERVINGLY
rainbow colors, for exampleHEPTAD
HEPTAD
trial authoritiesJUDGES
JUDGES
lumberjack's shirtsFLANNELS
FLANNELS
see-throughGAUZY
GAUZY
actor TimothyOLYPHANT
OLYPHANT
marine people moversFERRIES
FERRIES

PUZZLE 5

ClueSolution
web browser choiceFIREFOX
FIREFOX
alternatives to the subwayCABS
CABS
harmoniously orderedEURHYTHMIC
EURHYTHMIC
danced Highlands-styleJIGGED
JIGGED
1958 Oscar winner HaywardSUSAN
SUSAN
big but empty talkerTINHORN
TINHORN
throwback, as a rocketRETRO
RETRO