NYT Crossword Answers for October 4, 2026

OCT4

NYT Crossword

Sunday, October 4, 2026

22×22“10-4”By Kathryn BaleEdited by Will ShortzMedium, but big (21×21)

Sunday puzzle · 128 answers · Medium, but big (21×21). Hints first; every answer is behind a button.

Reveal the 6 longest answers (usually the theme)

21A UNDERSTOOD24A CREAMPUFFS27A SUITTOATEE28A REDUCEDFAT39A SPRINTCARS49A IHOPESOTOO

The question-mark clues

A “?” at the end of an NYT clue means wordplay: a pun, a double meaning or a trick. This grid had 4; here are their numbers and answers.

58AAcross clue ending in “?” (10)
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ENDOFANERA
9DDown clue ending in “?” (10)
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MICROSCOPE
40DDown clue ending in “?” (10)
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PHONEALARM
70DDown clue ending in “?” (10)
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DATINGAPPS

Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 325 puzzles since November 2025:

ACRE ×15TSAR ×13ASIA ×11ONCE ×11ANON ×9ESAU ×9ONUS ×9ALSO ×8

The full NYT Crossword solution

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1O2M3I4T5A6L7S8O9M10A11T12E13A14D15A16B17NANO18TOLL19ICES20BILE21UNDE22R23STOOD24CREA25M26PUFFS27SUITTOATEE28REDUCEDFAT29SHES30R31E32PO33ACHE34PESO35PIES36TSAR37I38DOL39S40P41RINTC42A43R44S45BE46S47S48SISI49IHOPESOTOO50INTO51BEEN52DOVE53PEAL54ACID55NUDE56S57CENES58ENDO59F60ANERA61HUGE62MAIN63ISLA64ARCO65P66A67S68TASAL69A70D71M72ORTON73S74A75L76T77EXPO78NASA79AOKI80ODOR81GLUT82CRIT83I84CIZES85LAVA86SETH87EMAILALERT88APED89NE90N91E92NAPS93F94ORT95IDOS96GYNO97INFO98L99AKEIT100A101S102CA103R104U105N106SSCAR107E108D109ABOARDSHIP110TRUCKERDAY111MENT112SOAP113EDNA114MIRE115BLEH116TWOS117RUST118SEND

All 64 Across answers

1A OMIT5A ALSO9A MATE13A ADAB17A NANO18A TOLL19A ICES20A BILE21A UNDERSTOOD24A CREAMPUFFS27A SUITTOATEE28A REDUCEDFAT29A SHES30A REPO33A ACHE34A PESO35A PIES36A TSAR37A IDOL39A SPRINTCARS45A BESS48A SISI49A IHOPESOTOO50A INTO51A BEEN52A DOVE53A PEAL54A ACID55A NUDESCENES58A ENDOFANERA61A HUGE62A MAIN63A ISLA64A ARCO65A PASTASALAD71A MORTONSALT77A EXPO78A NASA79A AOKI80A ODOR81A GLUT82A CRITICIZES85A LAVA86A SETH87A EMAILALERT88A APED89A NENE92A NAPS93A FORT95A IDOS96A GYNO97A INFO98A LAKEITASCA103A RUNSSCARED109A ABOARDSHIP110A TRUCKERDAY111A MENT112A SOAP113A EDNA114A MIRE115A BLEH116A TWOS117A RUST118A SEND

All 64 Down answers

1D ONUS2D MANU3D INDISPOSED4D TOETHELINE5D ATTA6D LOOT7D SLOE8D OLDERPIPES9D MICROSCOPE10D ACRE11D TEED12D ESAU13D ABUDHABIAN14D DIFFERENCE15D ALFA16D BEST22D RTES23D SOSO25D MCAT26D PECS31D EINE32D PETS37D ISBN38D DIEU39D SIDEGLANCE40D PHONEALARM41D ROVE42D ATEN43D ROADMARKER44D SOLOARTIST46D STIR47D SODA56D SHIA57D CUSS59D FICO60D ANON65D PEGS66D AXLE67D SPUTNIKONE68D TOTHEDEATH69D ASIA70D DATINGAPPS71D MAILSORTER72D OOZE73D SOLARFARMS74D ADAPTORDIE75D LOVE76D TRAD83D ILAY84D CAPN90D NOIR91D ESTD93D FISK94D ONCE98D LAMB99D ABEL100D ASST101D SHOW102D CIAO104D URDU105D NUNS106D SCAT107D EARN108D DYED

About This NYT Crossword

The NYT Crossword for Sunday, October 4, 2026 was a 22×22 grid by Kathryn Bale, edited by Will Shortz, titled “10-4”. It had 128 answers and 132 black squares; the longest answer ran 10 letters. That is 12 fewer than the average Sunday before it (139.7). 4 clues ended in a question mark.

Also on Oct 4: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.

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