The New York Times Crossword · 110-Across · 10 letters

10/4 celebration … as suggested by this grid, which is made up entirely of 10- and 4-letter answers The New York Times Crossword clue

Editorially reviewed October 4, 2026

Answer · 10 letters

TRUCKER DAY

In the grid: TRUCKERDAY · no spaces

The clue combines three signals: October 4 is written 10/4, the radio code '10-4' means a message was received, and that code is strongly associated with truck drivers. The answer TRUCKERDAY names the celebration. The clue itself confirms the grid's other entries are all ten or four letters long, echoing the two numbers.

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Read 10/4 as both date and radio code

October 4 is written 10/4 in U.S. date order. Spoken as 'ten-four,' the same digits form a CB-radio acknowledgment meaning a message was received. National 10-4 Day references the phrase and its association with truck drivers; National Truckers Day is observed on October 4.

Use the clue's length pattern as confirmation

The revealer explicitly says the grid is made entirely of ten- and four-letter answers, turning the digits 10 and 4 into the puzzle's construction rule. TRUCKERDAY is ten letters when entered without the space. The length pattern confirms the theme, but it does not mean every entry is about driving.

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110-Across in The New York Times Crossword puzzle for October 4, 2026.

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