7 Little Words Answers for October 22, 2026

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PUZZLE 1

ClueSolution
unmusicalTONELESS
TONELESS
becomes less criticalSOFTENS
SOFTENS
"The Father of Modern Drama"IBSEN
IBSEN
flat, cartilaginous fishSTINGRAY
STINGRAY
singer-songwriter RufusWAINWRIGHT
WAINWRIGHT
sonnet's 8-line stanzaOCTAVE
OCTAVE
branch on a family treeRELATIVE
RELATIVE

PUZZLE 2

ClueSolution
objectsDEMURS
DEMURS
closest to the cloudsTALLEST
TALLEST
excessive amountBELLYFUL
BELLYFUL
cut backRETRENCHED
RETRENCHED
electrical pulse providerPACEMAKER
PACEMAKER
pass on, as informationRELAY
RELAY
leading a tour groupGUIDING
GUIDING

PUZZLE 3

ClueSolution
Isadora Duncan's artDANCING
DANCING
flatters excessivelyADULATES
ADULATES
mockingGIBING
GIBING
home for a "shark"POOLHALL
POOLHALL
nail-filing boardEMERY
EMERY
Chinese dumplingPOTSTICKER
POTSTICKER
external earAURICLE
AURICLE

PUZZLE 4

ClueSolution
like the Eiffel TowerPARISIAN
PARISIAN
fastest-swimming sharkMAKO
MAKO
farming implement, in the UKPLOUGH
PLOUGH
loan securityCOLLATERAL
COLLATERAL
words before marriageBANNS
BANNS
American trumpeter LouisARMSTRONG
ARMSTRONG
he works on the premisesLOGICIAN
LOGICIAN

PUZZLE 5

ClueSolution
formerQUONDAM
QUONDAM
like a lizardREPTILIAN
REPTILIAN
theater company membersTHESPIANS
THESPIANS
shrub with white flowersMYRTLE
MYRTLE
least cookedRAWEST
RAWEST
ancestorsFOREBEARS
FOREBEARS
Charlotte's team, formerlyBOBCATS
BOBCATS