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Crossword #24498 | 2026-10-04

NYT Crossword Hints and Solutions for 4. October, 2026

The Crossword #24498 for Sunday, October 4, 2026 is a 22x22 grid with 128 clues (64 Across, 64 Down), starting with 1-Across: “Neglect to mention”. Every answer stays hidden until you reveal it.

Across

1 Across: Neglect to mention (4 letters)

5 Across: "Oh, and ..." (4 letters)

9 Across: Other sock (4 letters)

13 Across: Not much, as of lotion (4 letters)

17 Across: Prefix with technology (4 letters)

18 Across: You'll pay for this! (4 letters)

19 Across: Finishes off (4 letters)

20 Across: Liver's output (4 letters)

21 Across: "10-4" (10 letters)

24 Across: Profiteroles, by another name (10 letters)

27 Across: Fit perfectly (10 letters)

28 Across: Dieter's choice (10 letters)

29 Across: "___ the One" (song on Springsteen's "Born to Run") (4 letters)

30 Across: Tow job, maybe (4 letters)

33 Across: Hurt all over (4 letters)

34 Across: Philippine currency (4 letters)

35 Across: Certain graphical shapes (4 letters)

36 Across: Russian ruler of old (4 letters)

37 Across: One may be teen or false (4 letters)

39 Across: High-powered but lightweight racers (10 letters)

45 Across: Diminutive for "Elizabeth" (4 letters)

48 Across: "Most definitely!," in Mexico City (4 letters)

49 Across: "That's my preference as well" (10 letters)

50 Across: Crushing on (4 letters)

51 Across: "___ there!" (4 letters)

52 Across: "The 12 Days of Christmas" bird (4 letters)

53 Across: Ring (4 letters)

54 Across: Component of wine or vinegar (4 letters)

55 Across: No-nos for many high-profile actors (10 letters)

58 Across: Epoch conclusion? (10 letters)

61 Across: Titanic (4 letters)

62 Across: Central (4 letters)

63 Across: ___ Nublar, fictional setting of "Jurassic Park" (4 letters)

64 Across: Pizzicato's opposite, musically (4 letters)

65 Across: Summer cookout dish (10 letters)

71 Across: Classic brand with the slogan "When it rains it pours" (10 letters)

77 Across: Fair (4 letters)

78 Across: Org. created in response to 67-Down (4 letters)

79 Across: Electronic musician Steve (4 letters)

80 Across: Stench (4 letters)

81 Across: Oversupply (4 letters)

82 Across: Takes to task (10 letters)

85 Across: ___ cake (4 letters)

86 Across: Son of Adam and Eve (4 letters)

87 Across: Message about a suspicious login, e.g. (10 letters)

88 Across: Mimicked (4 letters)

89 Across: Hawaiian goose (4 letters)

92 Across: Sections of pre-K days (4 letters)

93 Across: Defense in a snowball fight (4 letters)

95 Across: Wedding vows (4 letters)

96 Across: Doc who might screen for HPV (4 letters)

97 Across: Deets (4 letters)

98 Across: Source of the Mississippi River (10 letters)

103 Across: Behaves as if one were going to fail (10 letters)

109 Across: At sea (10 letters)

110 Across: 10/4 celebration … as suggested by this grid, which is made up entirely of 10- and 4-letter answers (10 letters)

111 Across: Noun-forming suffix (4 letters)

112 Across: "Ammunition" for a bubble gun (4 letters)

113 Across: Lewis who wrote "The Taste of Country Cooking" (4 letters)

114 Across: Morass (4 letters)

115 Across: "Yuck!" (4 letters)

116 Across: Both digits on Groundhog Day (4 letters)

117 Across: Nails will do it, but not teeth (4 letters)

118 Across: Texting button (4 letters)

Down

1 Down: Weight to bear (4 letters)

2 Down: Ginóbili in the Basketball Hall of Fame (4 letters)

3 Down: Busy with something else (10 letters)

4 Down: Conform (10 letters)

5 Down: "___ girl!" (4 letters)

6 Down: Pillager's plunder (4 letters)

7 Down: Blackthorn berry (4 letters)

8 Down: Drawback to a brownstone (10 letters)

9 Down: What gets a lot of viral views? (10 letters)

10 Down: About 75% of a football field (4 letters)

11 Down: Angry, with "off" (4 letters)

12 Down: Son of Isaac and Rebekah (4 letters)

13 Down: Resident of a Mideast capital (10 letters)

14 Down: Result of 10 – 4, e.g. (10 letters)

15 Down: ___ Romeo (4 letters)

16 Down: Tops (4 letters)

22 Down: Ways to go: Abbr. (4 letters)

23 Down: OK (4 letters)

25 Down: Seven-plus-hour exam with a lunch break, in brief (4 letters)

26 Down: Neighbors of delts (4 letters)

31 Down: German article (4 letters)

32 Down: Furry friends (4 letters)

37 Down: Library ID (4 letters)

38 Down: Victor Hugo's religious epic poem (4 letters)

39 Down: Oblique look (10 letters)

40 Down: Ring around the doze-y? (10 letters)

41 Down: Wander (4 letters)

42 Down: Egyptian god of the sun disk (4 letters)

43 Down: Reflective post (10 letters)

44 Down: Beyoncé or Harry Styles, now (10 letters)

46 Down: Agitate (4 letters)

47 Down: Scotch's partner (4 letters)

56 Down: Like most Iranians (4 letters)

57 Down: Say "$%&!," say (4 letters)

59 Down: Kind of score between 300 and 850 (4 letters)

60 Down: Ever's partner (4 letters)

65 Down: Dowels, e.g. (4 letters)

66 Down: Wheel support (4 letters)

67 Down: Pioneering satellite launched 10/4/57 (10 letters)

68 Down: How some duels are fought (10 letters)

69 Down: Home to a majority of people (4 letters)

70 Down: Downloads that pair with your smartphone? (10 letters)

71 Down: Post office post (10 letters)

72 Down: Move like mud (4 letters)

73 Down: Large photovoltaic arrays (10 letters)

74 Down: Maxim about surviving in a rapidly changing world (10 letters)

75 Down: Cause of "that butterfly feeling" (4 letters)

76 Down: Prefix with "wife" for some influencers (4 letters)

83 Down: "Now ___ me down to sleep" (4 letters)

84 Down: Title for Horatio Magellan Crunch (4 letters)

90 Down: Femme fatale-filled genre (4 letters)

91 Down: Approx. (4 letters)

93 Down: Hall-of-Fame catcher Carlton (4 letters)

94 Down: Start of a fairy tale (4 letters)

98 Down: Gentle soul (4 letters)

99 Down: Son of Adam and Eve (4 letters)

100 Down: Rank of some profs: Abbr. (4 letters)

101 Down: Spectacle (4 letters)

102 Down: "See ya!" (4 letters)

104 Down: Language written from right to left (4 letters)

105 Down: Sisters (4 letters)

106 Down: Style of singing on Louis Armstrong's "Heebie Jeebies" (4 letters)

107 Down: Make (4 letters)

108 Down: Like denim fabric, typically (4 letters)

How NYT Crossword Works

The NYT Crossword is the classic daily puzzle: a full-size grid of Across and Down clues published every day of the week. Difficulty ramps up from Monday (easiest) through Saturday (hardest), with Sunday running a larger, standalone puzzle.

NYT Crossword FAQ for October 4, 2026

How many clues are in the October 4, 2026 NYT Crossword?

The Crossword (#24498, 2026-10-04) has 128 clues — 64 Across and 64 Down.

What size is the October 4, 2026 Crossword grid?

A 22x22 grid.

What's the longest answer in this puzzle?

10 letters — no spoilers, but that's your longest foothold if you're stuck.

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