Crosswords With Friends hints and answers for August 22, 2026

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Today’s Crosswords With Friends clues, hints & answers

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Letters before D (3)
Starts with A, ends with CABC→
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Gear holder on a car (4)
Starts with A, ends with EAXLE→
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Rocky Mountain National Park grazer (3)
Starts with E, ends with KELK→
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Sense with a strong link to memory (5)
Starts with S, ends with LSMELL→
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___ zone (part of a football field) (3)
Starts with E, ends with DEND→
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Mediocre: Hyph. (5)
Starts with S, ends with OSO-SO→
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Brought to the body shop perhaps (5)
Starts with T, ends with DTOWED→
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___ Dhabi (United Arab Emirates city) (3)
Starts with A, ends with UABU→
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SoFi Stadium team (4)
Starts with R, ends with SRAMS→
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Like an 18-wheelers turns (4)
Starts with W, ends with EWIDE→
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Pop singer Brickell (4)
Starts with E, ends with EEDIE→
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Avoid like the plague (4)
Starts with S, ends with NSHUN→
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This time ___ personal! (3)
Starts with I, ends with SITS→
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At no time (5)
Starts with N, ends with RNEVER→
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The Winner Takes It All pop group (4)
Starts with A, ends with AABBA→
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Veggie morsel in a samosa (3)
Starts with P, ends with APEA→
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Host of a talent show (5)
Starts with E, ends with EEMCEE→
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Greiner of Shark Tank (4)
Starts with L, ends with ILORI→
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Crying all the ___ to the bank (3)
Starts with W, ends with YWAY→
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Comedians bit (3)
Starts with G, ends with GGAG→
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Swimming exercise units (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLAPS→
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Physical ___ (part of a medical checkup) (4)
Starts with E, ends with MEXAM→
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Chimney duct (4)
Starts with F, ends with EFLUE→
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Revealing mannerisms at the poker table (5)
Starts with T, ends with STELLS→
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Why ___ not surprised?: 2 wds. (3)
Starts with A, ends with IAMI→
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Snake that coils around its prey (3)
Starts with B, ends with ABOA→
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___ and get it! (4)
Starts with C, ends with ECOME→
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PC key by the space bar (3)
Starts with A, ends with TALT→
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Navigate a bunny hill say (3)
Starts with S, ends with ISKI→
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No guts no ___ (5)
Starts with G, ends with YGLORY→
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Industrious insect (3)
Starts with A, ends with TANT→
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Depletes as energy (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSAPS→
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Nebraska city on the Missouri River (5)
Starts with O, ends with AOMAHA→
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Website that users can help update (4)
Starts with W, ends with IWIKI→
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Shorten as a film (4)
Starts with E, ends with TEDIT→
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Hibernation places (4)
Starts with D, ends with SDENS→
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Last word of the New Testament (4)
Starts with A, ends with NAMEN→
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___ farewell (said goodbye to) (4)
Starts with B, ends with EBADE→
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Duke or Emory for example: Abbr. (4)
Starts with U, ends with VUNIV→
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Bump sharply and suddenly like your toe (4)
Starts with S, ends with BSTUB→
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Submerge in hot oil as a turkey: Hyph. (8)
Starts with D, ends with YDEEP-FRY→
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Under the covers: 2 wds. (5)
Starts with I, ends with DINBED→
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WNBA official for short (3)
Starts with R, ends with FREF→
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Stroll casually (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAMBLE→
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Eagerly excited (4)
Starts with A, ends with GAGOG→
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Give off (4)
Starts with E, ends with TEMIT→
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Rosh Hashanah observer (3)
Starts with J, ends with WJEW→
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Period covered in a history textbook chapter (3)
Starts with E, ends with AERA→
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___ trial basis: 2 wds. (3)
Starts with O, ends with AONA→
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Bottom limb (3)
Starts with L, ends with GLEG→

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How many clues are in Crosswords With Friends for August 22, 2026?+

56 clues.

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For example: Letters before D (ABC); Gear holder on a car (AXLE); Sound from an animal that might be named Bossie or Elsie (MOO).

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