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
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)
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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.