Crossword Answers for October 4, 2026 – Solve Every Clue Fast

Sunday, October 4, 2026 — verified Across & Down clues

64 Across · 64 Down


Across
1A Neglect to Crossword Clue
OMIT
5A “Oh, and …” Crossword Clue
ALSO
9A Other Crossword Clue
MATE
13A Not much, as of Crossword Clue
ADAB
17A Prefix with Crossword Clue
NANO
18A You’ll pay for this! Crossword Clue
TOLL
19A Finishes Crossword Clue
ICES
20A Liver’s Crossword Clue
BILE
21A “10-4” Crossword Clue
UNDERSTOOD
24A Profiteroles, by another Crossword Clue
CREAMPUFFS
27A Fit Crossword Clue
SUITTOATEE
28A Dieter’s Crossword Clue
REDUCEDFAT
29A “___ the One” (song on Springsteen’s “Born to Run”) Crossword Clue
SHES
30A Tow job, Crossword Clue
REPO
33A Hurt all Crossword Clue
ACHE
34A Philippine Crossword Clue
PESO
35A Certain graphical Crossword Clue
PIES
36A Russian ruler of Crossword Clue
TSAR
37A One may be teen or Crossword Clue
IDOL
39A High-powered but lightweight Crossword Clue
SPRINTCARS
45A Diminutive for “Elizabeth” Crossword Clue
BESS
48A “Most definitely!,” in Mexico Crossword Clue
SISI
49A “That’s my preference as well” Crossword Clue
IHOPESOTOO
50A Crushing Crossword Clue
INTO
51A “___ there!” Crossword Clue
BEEN
52A “The 12 Days of Christmas” Crossword Clue
DOVE
53A R Crossword Clue
PEAL
54A Component of wine or Crossword Clue
ACID
55A No-nos for many high-profile Crossword Clue
NUDESCENES
58A Epoch conclusion? Crossword Clue
ENDOFANERA
61A T Crossword Clue
HUGE
62A C Crossword Clue
MAIN
63A ___ Nublar, fictional setting of “Jurassic Park” Crossword Clue
ISLA
64A Pizzicato’s opposite, Crossword Clue
ARCO
65A Summer cookout Crossword Clue
PASTASALAD
71A Classic brand with the slogan “When it rains it pours” Crossword Clue
MORTONSALT
77A F Crossword Clue
EXPO
78A Org. created in response to 67- Crossword Clue
NASA
79A Electronic musician Crossword Clue
AOKI
80A S Crossword Clue
ODOR
81A O Crossword Clue
GLUT
82A Takes to Crossword Clue
CRITICIZES
85A ___ Crossword Clue
LAVA
86A Son of Adam and Crossword Clue
SETH
87A Message about a suspicious login, e.g. Crossword Clue
EMAILALERT
88A M Crossword Clue
APED
89A Hawaiian Crossword Clue
NENE
92A Sections of pre-K Crossword Clue
NAPS
93A Defense in a snowball Crossword Clue
FORT
95A Wedding Crossword Clue
IDOS
96A Doc who might screen for Crossword Clue
GYNO
97A D Crossword Clue
INFO
98A Source of the Mississippi Crossword Clue
LAKEITASCA
103A Behaves as if one were going to Crossword Clue
RUNSSCARED
109A At Crossword Clue
ABOARDSHIP
110A 10/4 celebration ? as suggested by this grid, which is made up entirely of 10- and 4-letter Crossword Clue
TRUCKERDAY
111A Noun-forming Crossword Clue
MENT
112A “Ammunition” for a bubble Crossword Clue
SOAP
113A Lewis who wrote “The Taste of Country Cooking” Crossword Clue
EDNA
114A M Crossword Clue
MIRE
115A “Yuck!” Crossword Clue
BLEH
116A Both digits on Groundhog Crossword Clue
TWOS
117A Nails will do it, but not Crossword Clue
RUST
118A Texting Crossword Clue
SEND
Down
1D Weight to Crossword Clue
ONUS
2D Ginóbili in the Basketball Hall of Crossword Clue
MANU
3D Busy with something Crossword Clue
INDISPOSED
4D C Crossword Clue
TOETHELINE
5D “___ girl!” Crossword Clue
ATTA
6D Pillager’s Crossword Clue
LOOT
7D Blackthorn Crossword Clue
SLOE
8D Drawback to a Crossword Clue
OLDERPIPES
9D What gets a lot of viral views? Crossword Clue
MICROSCOPE
10D About 75% of a football Crossword Clue
ACRE
11D Angry, with “off” Crossword Clue
TEED
12D Son of Isaac and Crossword Clue
ESAU
13D Resident of a Mideast Crossword Clue
ABUDHABIAN
14D Result of 10 ? 4, e.g. Crossword Clue
DIFFERENCE
15D ___ Crossword Clue
ALFA
16D T Crossword Clue
BEST
22D Ways to go: Abbr. Crossword Clue
RTES
23D O Crossword Clue
SOSO
25D Seven-plus-hour exam with a lunch break, in Crossword Clue
MCAT
26D Neighbors of Crossword Clue
PECS
31D German Crossword Clue
EINE
32D Furry Crossword Clue
PETS
37D Library Crossword Clue
ISBN
38D Victor Hugo’s religious epic Crossword Clue
DIEU
39D Oblique Crossword Clue
SIDEGLANCE
40D Ring around the doze-y? Crossword Clue
PHONEALARM
41D W Crossword Clue
ROVE
42D Egyptian god of the sun Crossword Clue
ATEN
43D Reflective Crossword Clue
ROADMARKER
44D Beyoncé or Harry Styles, Crossword Clue
SOLOARTIST
46D A Crossword Clue
STIR
47D Scotch’s Crossword Clue
SODA
56D Like most Crossword Clue
SHIA
57D Say “$%&!,” Crossword Clue
CUSS
59D Kind of score between 300 and 850 Crossword Clue
FICO
60D Ever’s Crossword Clue
ANON
65D Dowels, e.g. Crossword Clue
PEGS
66D Wheel Crossword Clue
AXLE
67D Pioneering satellite launched 10/4/57 Crossword Clue
SPUTNIKONE
68D How some duels are Crossword Clue
TOTHEDEATH
69D Home to a majority of Crossword Clue
ASIA
70D Downloads that pair with your smartphone? Crossword Clue
DATINGAPPS
71D Post office Crossword Clue
MAILSORTER
72D Move like Crossword Clue
OOZE
73D Large photovoltaic Crossword Clue
SOLARFARMS
74D Maxim about surviving in a rapidly changing Crossword Clue
ADAPTORDIE
75D Cause of “that butterfly feeling” Crossword Clue
LOVE
76D Prefix with “wife” for some Crossword Clue
TRAD
83D “Now ___ me down to sleep” Crossword Clue
ILAY
84D Title for Horatio Magellan Crossword Clue
CAPN
90D Femme fatale-filled Crossword Clue
NOIR
91D Approx. Crossword Clue
ESTD
93D Hall-of-Fame catcher Crossword Clue
FISK
94D Start of a fairy Crossword Clue
ONCE
98D Gentle Crossword Clue
LAMB
99D Son of Adam and Crossword Clue
ABEL
100D Rank of some profs: Abbr. Crossword Clue
ASST
101D S Crossword Clue
SHOW
102D “See ya!” Crossword Clue
CIAO
104D Language written from right to Crossword Clue
URDU
105D S Crossword Clue
NUNS
106D Style of singing on Louis Armstrong’s “Heebie Jeebies” Crossword Clue
SCAT
107D M Crossword Clue
EARN
108D Like denim fabric, Crossword Clue
DYED

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October 4, 2026

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