Say "$%&!," say Crossword Clue
Looking for the answer to “Say "$%&!," say” from the New York Times crossword of October 4, 2026? It has 4 letters. Flip the tiles one at a time, try a hint first, or look through the rest of that puzzle.
Crossword answer
NEW YORK TIMES, OCTOBER 4, 2026
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CUSS is the answer to “Say "$%&!," say”. It means to curse.
Hints
Three clues to the answer, gentle first. Open one at a time.
Hint 1 Meaning
To curse.
Hint 2 Anagram
Its letters, scrambled: UCSS.
Hint 3 Another clue
It has also been clued as “Swear”.
More clues from the New York Times (October 4, 2026)
Across
- 1. Neglect to mention4 letters, starts with OOMIT
- 5. "Oh, and ..."4 letters, starts with AALSO
- 9. Other sock4 letters, starts with MMATE
- 13. Not much, as of lotion4 letters, starts with AADAB
- 17. Prefix with technology4 letters, starts with NNANO
- 18. You'll pay for this!4 letters, starts with TTOLL
- 19. Finishes off4 letters, starts with IICES
- 20. Liver's output4 letters, starts with BBILE
- 21. "10-4"10 letters, starts with UUNDERSTOOD
- 24. Profiteroles, by another name10 letters, starts with CCREAMPUFFS
- 27. Fit perfectly10 letters, starts with SSUITTOATEE
- 28. Dieter's choice10 letters, starts with RREDUCEDFAT
- 29. "___ the One" (song on Springsteen's "Born to Run")4 letters, starts with SSHES
- 30. Tow job, maybe4 letters, starts with RREPO
- 33. Hurt all over4 letters, starts with AACHE
- 34. Philippine currency4 letters, starts with PPESO
- 35. Certain graphical shapes4 letters, starts with PPIES
- 36. Russian ruler of old4 letters, starts with TTSAR
- 37. One may be teen or false4 letters, starts with IIDOL
- 39. High-powered but lightweight racers10 letters, starts with SSPRINTCARS
- 45. Diminutive for "Elizabeth"4 letters, starts with BBESS
- 48. "Most definitely!," in Mexico City4 letters, starts with SSISI
- 49. "That's my preference as well"10 letters, starts with IIHOPESOTOO
- 50. Crushing on4 letters, starts with IINTO
- 51. "___ there!"4 letters, starts with BBEEN
- 52. "The 12 Days of Christmas" bird4 letters, starts with DDOVE
- 53. Ring4 letters, starts with PPEAL
- 54. Component of wine or vinegar4 letters, starts with AACID
- 55. No-nos for many high-profile actors10 letters, starts with NNUDESCENES
- 58. Epoch conclusion?10 letters, starts with EENDOFANERA
- 61. Titanic4 letters, starts with HHUGE
- 62. Central4 letters, starts with MMAIN
- 63. ___ Nublar, fictional setting of "Jurassic Park"4 letters, starts with IISLA
- 64. Pizzicato's opposite, musically4 letters, starts with AARCO
- 65. Summer cookout dish10 letters, starts with PPASTASALAD
- 71. Classic brand with the slogan "When it rains it pours"10 letters, starts with MMORTONSALT
- 77. Fair4 letters, starts with EEXPO
- 78. Org. created in response to 67-Down4 letters, starts with NNASA
- 79. Electronic musician Steve4 letters, starts with AAOKI
- 80. Stench4 letters, starts with OODOR
- 81. Oversupply4 letters, starts with GGLUT
- 82. Takes to task10 letters, starts with CCRITICIZES
- 85. ___ cake4 letters, starts with LLAVA
- 86. Son of Adam and Eve4 letters, starts with SSETH
- 87. Message about a suspicious login, e.g.10 letters, starts with EEMAILALERT
- 88. Mimicked4 letters, starts with AAPED
- 89. Hawaiian goose4 letters, starts with NNENE
- 92. Sections of pre-K days4 letters, starts with NNAPS
- 93. Defense in a snowball fight4 letters, starts with FFORT
- 95. Wedding vows4 letters, starts with IIDOS
- 96. Doc who might screen for HPV4 letters, starts with GGYNO
- 97. Deets4 letters, starts with IINFO
- 98. Source of the Mississippi River10 letters, starts with LLAKEITASCA
- 103. Behaves as if one were going to fail10 letters, starts with RRUNSSCARED
- 109. At sea10 letters, starts with AABOARDSHIP
- 110. 10/4 celebration … as suggested by this grid, which is made up entirely of 10- and 4-letter answers10 letters, starts with TTRUCKERDAY
- 111. Noun-forming suffix4 letters, starts with MMENT
- 112. "Ammunition" for a bubble gun4 letters, starts with SSOAP
- 113. Lewis who wrote "The Taste of Country Cooking"4 letters, starts with EEDNA
- 114. Morass4 letters, starts with MMIRE
- 115. "Yuck!"4 letters, starts with BBLEH
- 116. Both digits on Groundhog Day4 letters, starts with TTWOS
- 117. Nails will do it, but not teeth4 letters, starts with RRUST
- 118. Texting button4 letters, starts with SSEND
Down
- 1. Weight to bear4 letters, starts with OONUS
- 2. Ginóbili in the Basketball Hall of Fame4 letters, starts with MMANU
- 3. Busy with something else10 letters, starts with IINDISPOSED
- 4. Conform10 letters, starts with TTOETHELINE
- 5. "___ girl!"4 letters, starts with AATTA
- 6. Pillager's plunder4 letters, starts with LLOOT
- 7. Blackthorn berry4 letters, starts with SSLOE
- 8. Drawback to a brownstone10 letters, starts with OOLDERPIPES
- 9. What gets a lot of viral views?10 letters, starts with MMICROSCOPE
- 10. About 75% of a football field4 letters, starts with AACRE
- 11. Angry, with "off"4 letters, starts with TTEED
- 12. Son of Isaac and Rebekah4 letters, starts with EESAU
- 13. Resident of a Mideast capital10 letters, starts with AABUDHABIAN
- 14. Result of 10 – 4, e.g.10 letters, starts with DDIFFERENCE
- 15. ___ Romeo4 letters, starts with AALFA
- 16. Tops4 letters, starts with BBEST
- 22. Ways to go: Abbr.4 letters, starts with RRTES
- 23. OK4 letters, starts with SSOSO
- 25. Seven-plus-hour exam with a lunch break, in brief4 letters, starts with MMCAT
- 26. Neighbors of delts4 letters, starts with PPECS
- 31. German article4 letters, starts with EEINE
- 32. Furry friends4 letters, starts with PPETS
- 37. Library ID4 letters, starts with IISBN
- 38. Victor Hugo's religious epic poem4 letters, starts with DDIEU
- 39. Oblique look10 letters, starts with SSIDEGLANCE
- 40. Ring around the doze-y?10 letters, starts with PPHONEALARM
- 41. Wander4 letters, starts with RROVE
- 42. Egyptian god of the sun disk4 letters, starts with AATEN
- 43. Reflective post10 letters, starts with RROADMARKER
- 44. Beyoncé or Harry Styles, now10 letters, starts with SSOLOARTIST
- 46. Agitate4 letters, starts with SSTIR
- 47. Scotch's partner4 letters, starts with SSODA
- 56. Like most Iranians4 letters, starts with SSHIA
- 57. Say "$%&!," say4 letters, starts with CCUSS
- 59. Kind of score between 300 and 8504 letters, starts with FFICO
- 60. Ever's partner4 letters, starts with AANON
- 65. Dowels, e.g.4 letters, starts with PPEGS
- 66. Wheel support4 letters, starts with AAXLE
- 67. Pioneering satellite launched 10/4/5710 letters, starts with SSPUTNIKONE
- 68. How some duels are fought10 letters, starts with TTOTHEDEATH
- 69. Home to a majority of people4 letters, starts with AASIA
- 70. Downloads that pair with your smartphone?10 letters, starts with DDATINGAPPS
- 71. Post office post10 letters, starts with MMAILSORTER
- 72. Move like mud4 letters, starts with OOOZE
- 73. Large photovoltaic arrays10 letters, starts with SSOLARFARMS
- 74. Maxim about surviving in a rapidly changing world10 letters, starts with AADAPTORDIE
- 75. Cause of "that butterfly feeling"4 letters, starts with LLOVE
- 76. Prefix with "wife" for some influencers4 letters, starts with TTRAD
- 83. "Now ___ me down to sleep"4 letters, starts with IILAY
- 84. Title for Horatio Magellan Crunch4 letters, starts with CCAPN
- 90. Femme fatale-filled genre4 letters, starts with NNOIR
- 91. Approx.4 letters, starts with EESTD
- 93. Hall-of-Fame catcher Carlton4 letters, starts with FFISK
- 94. Start of a fairy tale4 letters, starts with OONCE
- 98. Gentle soul4 letters, starts with LLAMB
- 99. Son of Adam and Eve4 letters, starts with AABEL
- 100. Rank of some profs: Abbr.4 letters, starts with AASST
- 101. Spectacle4 letters, starts with SSHOW
- 102. "See ya!"4 letters, starts with CCIAO
- 104. Language written from right to left4 letters, starts with UURDU
- 105. Sisters4 letters, starts with NNUNS
- 106. Style of singing on Louis Armstrong's "Heebie Jeebies"4 letters, starts with SSCAT
- 107. Make4 letters, starts with EEARN
- 108. Like denim fabric, typically4 letters, starts with DDYED
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Questions
What is the answer to “Say "$%&!," say”?
CUSS, 4 letters: to curse.
When was “Say "$%&!," say” last seen in a crossword?
In the New York Times crossword of October 4, 2026.
How many letters does the answer have?
4 letters, starting with C.