Crosswords With Friends hints and answers for May 18, 2026
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Today’s Crosswords With Friends clues, hints & answers
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Vogue or Vanity Fair for short (3)
Starts with M, ends with GMAG→
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____ you going to eat that? (3)
Starts with A, ends with EARE→
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____ to Aphrodite (poem by Sappho) (3)
Starts with O, ends with EODE→
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Tennis star Naomi or the city she was born in (5)
Starts with O, ends with AOSAKA→
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Under the ____ (The Little Mermaid song) (3)
Starts with S, ends with ASEA→
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Negative answer in France (3)
Starts with N, ends with NNON→
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Surprising athletic result (5)
Starts with U, ends with TUPSET→
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Monsters Ball actress who played an astronaut in the 2022 film Moonfall: 2 wds. (10)
Starts with H, ends with YHALLEBERRY→
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It winks and blinks (3)
Starts with E, ends with EEYE→
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Beginnings (6)
Starts with O, ends with SONSETS→
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Parishioners response to a pastors prayer (4)
Starts with A, ends with NAMEN→
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Karen Walker ____ Anastasia Beaverhausen on Will Grace: Abbr. (3)
Starts with A, ends with AAKA→
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Espionage organization: Abbr. (3)
Starts with C, ends with ACIA→
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Bird Box actress who played an astronaut in the 2013 film Gravity: 2 wds. (13)
Starts with S, ends with KSANDRABULLOCK→
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____ be my pleasure! (3)
Starts with I, ends with DITD→
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Exit full screen key (3)
Starts with E, ends with CESC→
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Liquids used by comic book artists (4)
Starts with I, ends with SINKS→
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Basketball pass that leads to a score (6)
Starts with A, ends with TASSIST→
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The Office character who marries Jim (3)
Starts with P, ends with MPAM→
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Fences actress who played an astronaut in the 2002 film Solaris: 2 wds. (10)
Starts with V, ends with SVIOLADAVIS→
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Accolades (5)
Starts with K, ends with SKUDOS→
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Unmoving (6)
Starts with I, ends with TINSERT→
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Spot on a playing card (3)
Starts with P, ends with PPIP→
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Fractions of a year: Abbr. (3)
Starts with M, ends with SMOS→
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2025 awards won by Broadway stars Nicole Scherzinger and Darren Criss (5)
Starts with T, ends with STONYS→
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Habitual drinker (3)
Starts with S, ends with TSOT→
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Expert (3)
Starts with P, ends with OPRO→
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Shoulder-to-hip band for a pageant contestant (4)
Starts with S, ends with HSASH→
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Domain (4)
Starts with A, ends with AAREA→
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Greenish-blue (4)
Starts with T, ends with LTEAL→
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What misers obsess about (5)
Starts with M, ends with YMONEY→
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Sun-dried brick (5)
Starts with A, ends with EADOBE→
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Chromosome component (4)
Starts with G, ends with EGENE→
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Record of your personal daily thoughts (7)
Starts with J, ends with LJOURNAL→
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Awards such as Best Record-Breaking Performance (5)
Starts with E, ends with SESPYS→
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d Well that ___ different (3)
Starts with W, ends with SWAS→
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___ by (live hand-to-mouth) (3)
Starts with E, ends with EEKE→
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Back muscle in gym slang (3)
Starts with L, ends with TLAT→
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Give for a while (4)
Starts with L, ends with DLEND→
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US leader in streaming video distribution (4)
Starts with R, ends with UROKU→
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College major for some future financiers: Abbr. (4)
Starts with E, ends with NECON→
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Sound that some watches make every second (4)
Starts with T, ends with KTICK→
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Upscale store associated with Fifth Avenue (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSAKS→
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Continent just west of Alaska (4)
Starts with A, ends with AASIA→
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Wrestlers surfaces (4)
Starts with M, ends with SMATS→
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Burn the candle at both ____ (study late into the night) (4)
Starts with E, ends with SENDS→
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Greys Anatomy network (3)
Starts with A, ends with CABC→
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Stands up to (7)
Starts with R, ends with SRESISTS→
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I wouldnt go so far ___ say : 2 wds. (4)
Starts with A, ends with OASTO→
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Perus capital (4)
Starts with L, ends with ALIMA→
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Material formerly used to make billiard balls (5)
Starts with I, ends with YIVORY→
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___ furniture (outdoor tables and chairs) (5)
Starts with P, ends with OPATIO→
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Bring home from an animal shelter (5)
Starts with A, ends with TADOPT→
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Facial features that Lisa Rinna is known for (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLIPS→
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Improvise in a jazz song (4)
Starts with V, ends with PVAMP→
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The Firebird composer Stravinsky (4)
Starts with I, ends with RIGOR→
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Passable but not any better than that: Hyph. (5)
Starts with S, ends with OSO-SO→
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First aid ____ (3)
Starts with K, ends with TKIT→
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I only have one card left! in a certain game (3)
Starts with U, ends with OUNO→
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How many clues are in Crosswords With Friends for May 18, 2026?+
59 clues.
What are some answers in today’s Crosswords With Friends?+
For example: Vogue or Vanity Fair for short (MAG); ____ you going to eat that? (ARE); ____ to Aphrodite (poem by Sappho) (ODE).
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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