Crosswords With Friends hints and answers for August 23, 2026
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Today’s Crosswords With Friends clues, hints & answers
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The alphabet informally (4)
Starts with A, ends with SABCS→
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Throaty warning from a guard dog (3)
Starts with G, ends with RGRR→
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African country whose name sounds like Molly (4)
Starts with M, ends with IMALI→
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Greet someone nonverbally (4)
Starts with W, ends with EWAVE→
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Gunky substance (3)
Starts with G, ends with OGOO→
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___ guilty (admitted to a crime) (4)
Starts with P, ends with DPLED→
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Continent where Mount Everest is (4)
Starts with A, ends with AASIA→
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Elf actor who played news anchor Ron Burgundy in the Anchorman movies: 2 wds. (11)
Starts with W, ends with LWILLFERRELL→
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Zodiac sign symbolized by two fish (6)
Starts with P, ends with SPISCES→
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Big brand of peanut butter (3)
Starts with J, ends with FJIF→
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Singer/songwriter India.___ (4)
Starts with A, ends with EARIE→
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Small jump (3)
Starts with H, ends with PHOP→
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Filmmaker DuVernay (3)
Starts with A, ends with AAVA→
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Language spoken by most Australians: Abbr. (3)
Starts with E, ends with GENG→
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Head of a crime family (3)
Starts with D, ends with NDON→
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Let me sleep ___: 2 wds. (4)
Starts with O, ends with TONIT→
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Feel lousy (3)
Starts with A, ends with LAIL→
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MLB player in Baltimore (6)
Starts with O, ends with EORIOLE→
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Unpleasant smell (4)
Starts with O, ends with RODOR→
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Tit for ___ (Tate McRae song) (3)
Starts with T, ends with TTAT→
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Lottery-like casino game (4)
Starts with K, ends with OKENO→
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Suffix suggesting an estimate (3)
Starts with I, ends with HISH→
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Id follow you to the ___ of the Earth (4)
Starts with E, ends with SENDS→
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Stick out like a ___ thumb (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESORE→
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SNL comedian Michael (3)
Starts with C, ends with ECHE→
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It might be scrambled or sunny-side up (3)
Starts with E, ends with GEGG→
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Siss counterpart (3)
Starts with B, ends with OBRO→
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Looking through what a store is selling (8)
Starts with B, ends with GBROWSING→
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Not in short supply (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAMPLE→
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Pitches that arent strikes (5)
Starts with B, ends with SBALLS→
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Treble ___ (symbol on sheet music) (4)
Starts with C, ends with FCLEF→
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Additional source of income: 2 wds. (7)
Starts with S, ends with BSIDEJOB→
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Any of Snow Whites seven companions (5)
Starts with D, ends with FDWARF→
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___ of use (product design consideration) (4)
Starts with E, ends with EEASE→
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Sinister (4)
Starts with E, ends with LEVIL→
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A ___ Pain (movie for which Kieran Culkin won an Oscar) (4)
Starts with R, ends with LREAL→
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Chilled with cubes as a coffee (4)
Starts with I, ends with DICED→
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Ready to pick and eat (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERIPE→
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At a snails ___ (quite slowly) (4)
Starts with P, ends with EPACE→
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Tehrans country (4)
Starts with I, ends with NIRAN→
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Mother of chicks (3)
Starts with H, ends with NHEN→
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Not sure whether one believes in God (8)
Starts with A, ends with CAGNOSTIC→
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Bit of headgear for a bride (4)
Starts with V, ends with LVEIL→
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Prefix for bellum and chamber (4)
Starts with A, ends with EANTE→
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Look what ___! (Ta-da!): 2 wds. (4)
Starts with I, ends with DIDID→
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Piña ___ (rum-based cocktails) (7)
Starts with C, ends with SCOLADAS→
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Agitate like sediment (4)
Starts with R, ends with LROIL→
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Large natural hairstyles (5)
Starts with A, ends with SAFROS→
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NHL player in Edmonton (5)
Starts with O, ends with ROILER→
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East of ___ (John Steinbeck novel) (4)
Starts with E, ends with NEDEN→
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Like some farewells and memories (4)
Starts with F, ends with DFOND→
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Scrapped as a NASA launch: Hyph. (5)
Starts with N, ends with ONO-GO→
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Avatar: Fire and ___ (2025 sequel) (3)
Starts with A, ends with HASH→
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Word beginning many book titles (3)
Starts with T, ends with ETHE→
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How many clues are in Crosswords With Friends for August 23, 2026?+
56 clues.
What are some answers in today’s Crosswords With Friends?+
For example: The alphabet informally (ABCS); Throaty warning from a guard dog (GRR); African country whose name sounds like Molly (MALI).
What are the Crosswords With Friends daily themes?+
Movie Monday, TV Tuesday, Wayback Wednesday, Top 40 Thursday, Sports Fan Friday, Smartypants Saturday and People Sunday.
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