7 Little Words Answers for October 9, 2026
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| Clue | Solution |
|---|---|
| deserves | MERITS MERITS |
| putting down | DEMEANING DEMEANING |
| 1985 Elton John hit | NIKITA NIKITA |
| crab | SOURPUSS SOURPUSS |
| graduation & marriage, e.g. | MILESTONES MILESTONES |
| hoi polloi member | PLEB PLEB |
| "out of the box," perhaps | EXTRINSIC EXTRINSIC |
| Clue | Solution |
|---|---|
| classic sci-fi publisher | BALLANTINE BALLANTINE |
| surreptitious | FURTIVE FURTIVE |
| optional | VOLUNTARY VOLUNTARY |
| smooth and flat | LEVEL LEVEL |
| in a nonspecific way | VAGUELY VAGUELY |
| cornmeal cakes | FRITTERS FRITTERS |
| rowed in a boat, perhaps | PROPELLED PROPELLED |
| Clue | Solution |
|---|---|
| wave once offered by Toni | PERMANENT PERMANENT |
| abruptness in manner | BRUSQUENESS BRUSQUENESS |
| Latin American black bean | TURTLE TURTLE |
| prepare to wash | PRETREAT PRETREAT |
| materials handling vehicle | FORKLIFT FORKLIFT |
| president during War of 1812 | MADISON MADISON |
| the "E" of E = mc2 | ENERGY ENERGY |
| Clue | Solution |
|---|---|
| white hot factory | FOUNDRY FOUNDRY |
| outgoing and gregarious | EXTROVERTED EXTROVERTED |
| assumed the burden of | SHOULDERED SHOULDERED |
| adds parsley, for example | GARNISHES GARNISHES |
| distant quality | ALOOFNESS ALOOFNESS |
| weasel's relations | MUSTELIDS MUSTELIDS |
| moussaka ingredients | EGGPLANTS EGGPLANTS |
| Clue | Solution |
|---|---|
| more cold and damp | CLAMMIER CLAMMIER |
| incriminate | INCULPATE INCULPATE |
| valuable heirloom | ANTIQUE ANTIQUE |
| loses | MISPLACES MISPLACES |
| marvelous, in slang | DUCKY DUCKY |
| Leroux's title character | PHANTOM PHANTOM |
| Simba's mother | SARABI SARABI |