Crosswords With Friends hints and answers for August 12, 2026
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Today’s Crosswords With Friends clues, hints & answers
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Call of Duty: Black ___ (video game) (3)
Starts with O, ends with SOPS→
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Bristly tool for a custodian (5)
Starts with B, ends with MBROOM→
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Farming tool thats used while standing up (3)
Starts with H, ends with EHOE→
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Edge of a skirt or shirt (3)
Starts with H, ends with MHEM→
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Ray actor who played trainer Drew Bundini Brown in the 2001 biopic Ali: 2 wds. (9)
Starts with J, ends with XJAMIEFOXX→
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This American Life host Glass (3)
Starts with I, ends with AIRA→
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Topspin ___ (tennis shot) (3)
Starts with L, ends with BLOB→
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Rizzolis partner in a former TNT series (5)
Starts with I, ends with SISLES→
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Anti-smoking spot on TV for example: Abbr. (3)
Starts with P, ends with APSA→
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Aladdin actor who played Muhammad Ali in Ali: 2 wds. (9)
Starts with W, ends with HWILLSMITH→
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Steps on a ladder (5)
Starts with R, ends with SRUNGS→
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Cooler brand that shares its name with a mythical Himalayan creature (4)
Starts with Y, ends with IYETI→
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Red-haired twin in Genesis (4)
Starts with E, ends with UESAU→
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___ and match (assemble in different ways) (3)
Starts with M, ends with XMIX→
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Woodwind insert (4)
Starts with R, ends with DREED→
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Open up ___ of worms: 2 wds. (4)
Starts with A, ends with NACAN→
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Get out on the roller rink (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESKATE→
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Midnight Cowboy actor who played journalist Howard Cosell in Ali: 2 wds. (9)
Starts with J, ends with TJONVOIGHT→
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Skedaddled (3)
Starts with R, ends with NRAN→
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Related to bees (5)
Starts with A, ends with NAPIAN→
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Curved path (3)
Starts with A, ends with CARC→
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47A (9)
Starts with H, ends with NHOMBREMAN→
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Reversal of Fortune actor who played Angelo Dundee in the 2001 biopic Ali: 2 wds. (9)
Starts with R, ends with RRONSILVER→
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Crunchy sandwich known by three initials (3)
Starts with B, ends with TBLT→
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Calm composure (5)
Starts with P, ends with EPOISE→
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Residue in a firepit (3)
Starts with A, ends with HASH→
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Paternal relative (3)
Starts with D, ends with DDAD→
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Johnny of Edward Scissorhands (4)
Starts with D, ends with PDEPP→
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Sandwich often eaten by schoolkids: Abbr. (3)
Starts with P, ends with JPBJ→
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English pop singer Rita (3)
Starts with O, ends with AORA→
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The Fast and the Furious character Toretto (3)
Starts with D, ends with MDOM→
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The jig is up! (3)
Starts with O, ends with OOHO→
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Disease that might be of the swine or monkey variety (3)
Starts with P, ends with XPOX→
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Prejudiced against one gender (6)
Starts with S, ends with TSEXIST→
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Dish that sometimes contains beans (5)
Starts with C, ends with ICHILI→
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Floppy French hat (5)
Starts with B, ends with TBERET→
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Huge success (5)
Starts with S, ends with HSMASH→
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Sounds from a Siamese or Persian (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMEOWS→
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The X-Files organization: Abbr. (3)
Starts with F, ends with IFBI→
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Sly smile (5)
Starts with S, ends with KSMIRK→
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Prefix for existing or approved (3)
Starts with P, ends with EPRE→
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Fishy in current slang (3)
Starts with S, ends with SSUS→
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Comic actress Gasteyer who was Tony-nominated for Schmigadoon! (3)
Starts with A, ends with AANA→
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Making false claims (5)
Starts with L, ends with GLYING→
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Supermans archenemy Luthor (3)
Starts with L, ends with XLEX→
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Fruit with pink pulp (5)
Starts with G, ends with AGUAVA→
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___ tai (cocktail with a rhyming name) (3)
Starts with M, ends with IMAI→
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Body part that contains an anvil and a stirrup (3)
Starts with E, ends with REAR→
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Approximate landing hour: Abbr. (3)
Starts with E, ends with AETA→
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Cozy retreat (3)
Starts with D, ends with NDEN→
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The Hills star Lauren (6)
Starts with C, ends with DCONRAD→
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Gems from Australia (5)
Starts with O, ends with SOPALS→
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Beethovens final symphony (5)
Starts with N, ends with HNINTH→
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Lump of dirt (4)
Starts with C, ends with DCLOD→
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Based ___ novel by : 2 wds. (3)
Starts with O, ends with AONA→
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Wynken Blynken and ___ (childrens poem) (3)
Starts with N, ends with DNOD→
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Compete (for) (3)
Starts with V, ends with EVIE→
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Ability claimed by Jeane Dixon and John Edward: Abbr. (3)
Starts with E, ends with PESP→
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Part of a gym set (3)
Starts with R, ends with PREP→
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61 clues.
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For example: Call of Duty: Black ___ (video game) (OPS); Bristly tool for a custodian (BROOM); Farming tool thats used while standing up (HOE).
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