Crosswords With Friends hints and answers for June 17, 2026
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Today’s Crosswords With Friends clues, hints & answers
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See 5-Down (4)
Starts with B, ends with ABABA→
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Segment of a civilizations development (3)
Starts with E, ends with AERA→
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How tragic! (4)
Starts with A, ends with SALAS→
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Hooray! in a South American stadium (3)
Starts with O, ends with EOLE→
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Star of 31-Across who sang its theme song at the close of the film: 2 wds. (12)
Starts with L, ends with ILIZAMINNELLI→
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Homophone of team (4)
Starts with T, ends with MTEEM→
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From Bahrain Bhutan or Brunei (5)
Starts with A, ends with NASIAN→
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Skinny-___ (swim while naked) (3)
Starts with D, ends with PDIP→
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Pundits piece in a newspaper: Hyph. (5)
Starts with O, ends with DOP-ED→
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The Godfather actor Vigoda (3)
Starts with A, ends with EABE→
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Very deep wound (4)
Starts with G, ends with HGASH→
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Dog food with a Come Get It! line (4)
Starts with A, ends with OALPO→
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1977 film whose theme song by Kander and Ebb is an anthem for the Big Apple: 4 wds. (14)
Starts with N, ends with KNEWYORKNEWYORK→
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Brainstorm (4)
Starts with I, ends with AIDEA→
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Classic toy that goes up and down: Hyph. (5)
Starts with Y, ends with OYO-YO→
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Pea holder (3)
Starts with P, ends with DPOD→
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Sweet dark liquors (4)
Starts with R, ends with SRUMS→
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Dead-___ street (3)
Starts with E, ends with DEND→
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Actress McDonald who starred in the 2024 Broadway revival of Gypsy (5)
Starts with A, ends with AAUDRA→
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Drum setups (4)
Starts with K, ends with SKITS→
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Avocado toast topper at times (3)
Starts with E, ends with GEGG→
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Austrian coin with a portrait of Mozart (4)
Starts with E, ends with OEURO→
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___ Aviv Israel (3)
Starts with T, ends with LTEL→
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What bookworms like to do (4)
Starts with R, ends with DREAD→
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Not ___ (not so far) (3)
Starts with Y, ends with TYET→
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Sing powerfully (4)
Starts with B, ends with TBELT→
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India.___ (Grammy-winning singer) (4)
Starts with A, ends with EARIE→
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___ and Confused (1993 movie) (5)
Starts with D, ends with DDAZED→
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Exclamation from Emeril (3)
Starts with B, ends with MBAM→
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With 4-Across hero of an Arabian Nights folktale who said Open sesame! (3)
Starts with A, ends with IALI→
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Embargo (3)
Starts with B, ends with NBAN→
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Its ___! (This is so easy!): 2 wds. (5)
Starts with A, ends with PASNAP→
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Reason for a bank being closed (7)
Starts with H, ends with YHOLIDAY→
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Actress Purnell of Fallout (4)
Starts with E, ends with AELLA→
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Male friend in Mazatlán (5)
Starts with A, ends with OAMIGO→
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Suffix with Taiwan or Nepal (3)
Starts with E, ends with EESE→
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Score thats better than a bogey (3)
Starts with P, ends with RPAR→
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How terrible!: 2 wds. (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOHNO→
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Folk singer DiFranco (3)
Starts with A, ends with IANI→
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Bottom of a river (3)
Starts with B, ends with DBED→
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Female animal whose wool can be shorn (3)
Starts with E, ends with EEWE→
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Cut (off) (3)
Starts with L, ends with PLOP→
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In support of (3)
Starts with P, ends with RPOR→
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Amount gained on a football field (7)
Starts with Y, ends with EYARDAGE→
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In the blink of an ___ (3)
Starts with E, ends with EEYE→
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Fictional owner of a chocolate factory (5)
Starts with W, ends with AWONKA→
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Goblet-shaped planter (3)
Starts with U, ends with NURN→
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Word that can follow coffee or trouble (5)
Starts with M, ends with RMAKER→
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Simple catchy song (5)
Starts with D, ends with YDITTY→
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___ Good Men (Jack Nicholson movie): 2 wds. (4)
Starts with A, ends with WAFEW→
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Feeling that may be hard to resist (4)
Starts with U, ends with EURGE→
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Large plant in an arboretum (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETREE→
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Seasoning often paired with pepper (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSALT→
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13-time WNBA All-Star Bird (3)
Starts with S, ends with ESUE→
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Golden years savings plan: Abbr. (3)
Starts with I, ends with AIRA→
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56 clues.
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For example: See 5-Down (BABA); Segment of a civilizations development (ERA); How tragic! (ALAS).
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