7 Little Words Answers for October 3, 2026

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PUZZLE 1

ClueSolution
like Elvis' suede shoesBLUE
BLUE
people who prySNOOPERS
SNOOPERS
going into a tailspinPANICKING
PANICKING
like Dickens' DorritLITTLE
LITTLE
"Hamnet" author O'FarrellMAGGIE
MAGGIE
from BarbadosBAJAN
BAJAN
plant with low water needsXEROPHYTE
XEROPHYTE

PUZZLE 2

ClueSolution
cricket in "Pinocchio"JIMINY
JIMINY
voted in againREELECTED
REELECTED
like kiwis and ostrichesFLIGHTLESS
FLIGHTLESS
pipsqueakRUNT
RUNT
tress spiralsRINGLETS
RINGLETS
vaulted passageARCHWAY
ARCHWAY
Tom and JerryNAMES
NAMES

PUZZLE 3

ClueSolution
finger bones, to a doctorPHALANGES
PHALANGES
Australian model ElleMACPHERSON
MACPHERSON
investigatingDIGGING
DIGGING
abandonmentREPUDIATION
REPUDIATION
one known for fixing thingsMENDER
MENDER
sorryRUEFUL
RUEFUL
"metal containers"ORES
ORES

PUZZLE 4

ClueSolution
Felix and OscarROOMMATES
ROOMMATES
half of the "Laugh-In" teamROWAN
ROWAN
pledged with a partnerCOSPONSORED
COSPONSORED
container for eggsCARTON
CARTON
degradingABASING
ABASING
Word document optionHEADER
HEADER
corrupt the quality ofVITIATE
VITIATE

PUZZLE 5

ClueSolution
inanely sillyFATUOUS
FATUOUS
wolf habitHOWLING
HOWLING
last viceroy of IndiaMOUNTBATTEN
MOUNTBATTEN
false argumentSOPHISTRY
SOPHISTRY
smiles broadlyBEAMS
BEAMS
common bait fishMENHADEN
MENHADEN
Whac-A-Mole implementMALLET
MALLET