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NYT Crossword Hints and Solutions for 4. October, 2026
Across and Down clue hints for today's Crossword.
Across
5 Across: "Oh, and ..."
9 Across: Other sock
13 Across: Not much, as of lotion
17 Across: Prefix with technology
18 Across: You'll pay for this!
19 Across: Finishes off
20 Across: Liver's output
21 Across: "10-4"
24 Across: Profiteroles, by another name
27 Across: Fit perfectly
28 Across: Dieter's choice
29 Across: "___ the One" (song on Springsteen's "Born to Run")
30 Across: Tow job, maybe
33 Across: Hurt all over
34 Across: Philippine currency
35 Across: Certain graphical shapes
36 Across: Russian ruler of old
37 Across: One may be teen or false
39 Across: High-powered but lightweight racers
45 Across: Diminutive for "Elizabeth"
48 Across: "Most definitely!," in Mexico City
49 Across: "That's my preference as well"
50 Across: Crushing on
51 Across: "___ there!"
52 Across: "The 12 Days of Christmas" bird
53 Across: Ring
54 Across: Component of wine or vinegar
55 Across: No-nos for many high-profile actors
58 Across: Epoch conclusion?
61 Across: Titanic
62 Across: Central
63 Across: ___ Nublar, fictional setting of "Jurassic Park"
64 Across: Pizzicato's opposite, musically
65 Across: Summer cookout dish
71 Across: Classic brand with the slogan "When it rains it pours"
77 Across: Fair
78 Across: Org. created in response to 67-Down
79 Across: Electronic musician Steve
80 Across: Stench
81 Across: Oversupply
82 Across: Takes to task
85 Across: ___ cake
86 Across: Son of Adam and Eve
87 Across: Message about a suspicious login, e.g.
88 Across: Mimicked
89 Across: Hawaiian goose
92 Across: Sections of pre-K days
93 Across: Defense in a snowball fight
95 Across: Wedding vows
96 Across: Doc who might screen for HPV
97 Across: Deets
98 Across: Source of the Mississippi River
103 Across: Behaves as if one were going to fail
109 Across: At sea
110 Across: 10/4 celebration … as suggested by this grid, which is made up entirely of 10- and 4-letter answers
111 Across: Noun-forming suffix
112 Across: "Ammunition" for a bubble gun
113 Across: Lewis who wrote "The Taste of Country Cooking"
114 Across: Morass
115 Across: "Yuck!"
116 Across: Both digits on Groundhog Day
117 Across: Nails will do it, but not teeth
118 Across: Texting button
Down
1 Down: Weight to bear
2 Down: Ginóbili in the Basketball Hall of Fame
3 Down: Busy with something else
4 Down: Conform
5 Down: "___ girl!"
6 Down: Pillager's plunder
7 Down: Blackthorn berry
8 Down: Drawback to a brownstone
9 Down: What gets a lot of viral views?
10 Down: About 75% of a football field
11 Down: Angry, with "off"
12 Down: Son of Isaac and Rebekah
13 Down: Resident of a Mideast capital
14 Down: Result of 10 – 4, e.g.
15 Down: ___ Romeo
16 Down: Tops
22 Down: Ways to go: Abbr.
23 Down: OK
25 Down: Seven-plus-hour exam with a lunch break, in brief
26 Down: Neighbors of delts
31 Down: German article
32 Down: Furry friends
37 Down: Library ID
38 Down: Victor Hugo's religious epic poem
39 Down: Oblique look
40 Down: Ring around the doze-y?
41 Down: Wander
42 Down: Egyptian god of the sun disk
43 Down: Reflective post
44 Down: Beyoncé or Harry Styles, now
46 Down: Agitate
47 Down: Scotch's partner
56 Down: Like most Iranians
57 Down: Say "$%&!," say
59 Down: Kind of score between 300 and 850
60 Down: Ever's partner
65 Down: Dowels, e.g.
66 Down: Wheel support
67 Down: Pioneering satellite launched 10/4/57
68 Down: How some duels are fought
69 Down: Home to a majority of people
70 Down: Downloads that pair with your smartphone?
71 Down: Post office post
72 Down: Move like mud
73 Down: Large photovoltaic arrays
74 Down: Maxim about surviving in a rapidly changing world
75 Down: Cause of "that butterfly feeling"
76 Down: Prefix with "wife" for some influencers
83 Down: "Now ___ me down to sleep"
84 Down: Title for Horatio Magellan Crunch
90 Down: Femme fatale-filled genre
91 Down: Approx.
93 Down: Hall-of-Fame catcher Carlton
94 Down: Start of a fairy tale
98 Down: Gentle soul
99 Down: Son of Adam and Eve
100 Down: Rank of some profs: Abbr.
101 Down: Spectacle
102 Down: "See ya!"
104 Down: Language written from right to left
105 Down: Sisters
106 Down: Style of singing on Louis Armstrong's "Heebie Jeebies"
107 Down: Make
108 Down: Like denim fabric, typically
Today's NYT Crossword FAQ
How many clues are in today's NYT Crossword crossword?
Today's Crossword (#24498, 2026-10-04) has 128 clues — 64 Across and 64 Down.
What size is today's Crossword grid?
A 22x22 grid.
What's the longest answer today?
10 letters — no spoilers, but that's your longest foothold if you're stuck.