Crosswords With Friends hints and answers for May 16, 2026
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Today’s Crosswords With Friends clues, hints & answers
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Prefix meaning against (4)
Starts with A, ends with IANTI→
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Love in Spain (4)
Starts with A, ends with RAMOR→
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Word that can follow screen or sliding (4)
Starts with D, ends with RDOOR→
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Garment with adjustable straps (3)
Starts with B, ends with ABRA→
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Author of the 1970 novel Are You There God? Its Me Margaret.: 2 wds. (9)
Starts with J, ends with EJUDYBLUME→
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Container for coal (3)
Starts with B, ends with NBIN→
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CNN anchor Burnett (4)
Starts with E, ends with NERIN→
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Like coated dental floss (4)
Starts with W, ends with YWAXY→
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Pound like a headache (5)
Starts with T, ends with BTHROB→
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Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo ___ (3)
Starts with A, ends with EABE→
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Liquids used to color fabric (4)
Starts with D, ends with SDYES→
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1974 novel by 15-Across about a fifth-grader bullied by her classmates about her weight (7)
Starts with B, ends with RBLUBBER→
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Government agency that regulates wastewater: Abbr. (3)
Starts with E, ends with AEPA→
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Hole at the bottom of a shower (5)
Starts with D, ends with NDRAIN→
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Peculiar (3)
Starts with O, ends with DODD→
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Pets that are usually walked on leashes (4)
Starts with D, ends with SDOGS→
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This is ___-or-die situation!: 2 wds. (3)
Starts with A, ends with OADO→
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Like a nerd (5)
Starts with G, ends with YGEEKY→
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Smack as a gnat (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSWAT→
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Long segments of history (4)
Starts with E, ends with SERAS→
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Address that might be typed in online: Abbr. (3)
Starts with U, ends with LURL→
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Strong impulse (4)
Starts with U, ends with EURGE→
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Peg used at the Masters (3)
Starts with T, ends with ETEE→
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Heavy instrument in a brass band (4)
Starts with T, ends with ATUBA→
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Trump ___ Mahal (former Atlantic City casino) (3)
Starts with T, ends with JTAJ→
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Flightless bird from Australia (3)
Starts with E, ends with UEMU→
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Gesture of approval made with the head (3)
Starts with N, ends with DNOD→
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Machines in laundromats (6)
Starts with D, ends with SDRYERS→
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Make up dialogue while onstage: Hyph. (6)
Starts with A, ends with BAD-LIB→
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Subject of a sentence typically (4)
Starts with N, ends with NNOUN→
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Actor Holland of the upcoming film The Odyssey (3)
Starts with T, ends with MTOM→
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St. Patricks country: Abbr. (3)
Starts with I, ends with EIRE→
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1970s pop quartet from Sweden (4)
Starts with A, ends with AABBA→
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Cereal brand with a rabbit on the box (4)
Starts with T, ends with XTRIX→
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Quite a lot of (4)
Starts with M, ends with YMANY→
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Caught in a ___ of lies (3)
Starts with W, ends with BWEB→
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Unintentional misspelling (4)
Starts with T, ends with OTYPO→
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___ me out (I can explain) (4)
Starts with H, ends with RHEAR→
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___ Baba and the Forty Thieves (3)
Starts with A, ends with IALI→
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Chick-Fil-A bread for example (3)
Starts with B, ends with NBUN→
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___ Jam Recordings (record label) (3)
Starts with D, ends with FDEF→
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Place that might have a karaoke night (3)
Starts with B, ends with RBAR→
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Green ___ (Oscar-winning movie) (4)
Starts with B, ends with KBOOK→
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Provocative (4)
Starts with E, ends with YEDGY→
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Streets: Abbr. (3)
Starts with R, ends with SRDS→
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Item once rented by Blockbuster: Abbr. (3)
Starts with D, ends with DDVD→
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___ Speedwagon (rock band) (3)
Starts with R, ends with OREO→
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Enjoy a buffet (3)
Starts with E, ends with TEAT→
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Region that receives very little rainfall (6)
Starts with D, ends with TDESERT→
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Language spoken by the ancient poet Homer (5)
Starts with G, ends with KGREEK→
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Body part thats often pierced (3)
Starts with E, ends with REAR→
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___ Up and Drive (Rihanna song) (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSHUT→
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What ___ they thinking?! (4)
Starts with W, ends with EWERE→
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Shaft on an autos underside (4)
Starts with A, ends with EAXLE→
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French toast ingredients (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEGGS→
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Young Egyptian pharaoh with a famous tomb (3)
Starts with T, ends with TTUT→
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This American Life host Glass (3)
Starts with I, ends with AIRA→
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Second-person pronoun (3)
Starts with Y, ends with UYOU→
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Flow back (3)
Starts with E, ends with BEBB→
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63 clues.
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For example: Prefix meaning against (ANTI); Love in Spain (AMOR); Word that can follow screen or sliding (DOOR).
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