Crosswords With Friends hints and answers for May 9, 2026
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Today’s Crosswords With Friends clues, hints & answers
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___ pal (female friend) (3)
Starts with G, ends with LGAL→
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All systems go: Hyph. (3)
Starts with A, ends with KAOK→
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Raw metallic material (3)
Starts with O, ends with EORE→
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State publicly (4)
Starts with A, ends with WAVOW→
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ur hilarious! (3)
Starts with L, ends with LLOL→
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Professional group for 50-Across: Abbr. (3)
Starts with A, ends with AAMA→
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Consider Me Gone singer McEntire (4)
Starts with R, ends with AREBA→
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Author of Normal People (2 wds.) (11)
Starts with S, ends with YSALLYROONEY→
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Belonging to that man (3)
Starts with H, ends with SHIS→
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Pittsburgh Penguins organization: Abbr. (3)
Starts with N, ends with LNHL→
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___ there? (knock-knock joke response) (4)
Starts with W, ends with SWHOS→
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Break a commandment (3)
Starts with S, ends with NSIN→
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Not likely to mingle (3)
Starts with S, ends with YSHY→
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Author of Room (2 wds.) (12)
Starts with E, ends with EEMMADONOGHUE→
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Long draping neckwear (3)
Starts with B, ends with ABOA→
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Oscar-winning director ___ Lee (3)
Starts with A, ends with GANG→
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Payment for a storage unit (4)
Starts with R, ends with TRENT→
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___ Lilly (company that makes Prozac) (3)
Starts with E, ends with IELI→
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Liveliness (3)
Starts with P, ends with PPEP→
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Author of The Green Road (2 wds.) (11)
Starts with A, ends with TANNEENRIGHT→
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Grown-up cub (4)
Starts with B, ends with RBEAR→
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42A (17)
Starts with V, ends with XVERYPERMISSIVELAX→
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___ Field (New York Mets ballpark) (4)
Starts with C, ends with ICITI→
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Midsommar director Aster (3)
Starts with A, ends with IARI→
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Actress and comedian Issa (3)
Starts with R, ends with ERAE→
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___ gin fizz (mixed drink) (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESLOE→
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Quite small (3)
Starts with W, ends with EWEE→
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Cardiologists and gynecologists: Abbr. (3)
Starts with D, ends with SDRS→
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Barney Miller star Linden (3)
Starts with H, ends with LHAL→
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Jeers from an unhappy crowd (4)
Starts with B, ends with SBOOS→
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State whose panhandle borders Texas (8)
Starts with O, ends with AOKLAHOMA→
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Field hockey scores (5)
Starts with G, ends with SGOALS→
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Group of soldiers (4)
Starts with A, ends with YARMY→
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Gaining knowledge (8)
Starts with L, ends with GLEARNING→
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Palm Royale actress Burnett (5)
Starts with C, ends with LCAROL→
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Preheated appliance (4)
Starts with O, ends with NOVEN→
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Bottom part of the ear (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELOBE→
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On vacation (4)
Starts with A, ends with YAWAY→
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Stay (I Missed You) singer Loeb (4)
Starts with L, ends with ALISA→
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How awful! (2 wds.) (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOHNO→
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Trap created by a black widow (3)
Starts with W, ends with BWEB→
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Medical insurance plan: Abbr. (3)
Starts with H, ends with OHMO→
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Husband of your child: Hyph. (10)
Starts with S, ends with WSON-IN-LAW→
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Person who looks after a flock (8)
Starts with S, ends with DSHEPHERD→
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Follower of Attila (3)
Starts with H, ends with NHUN→
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Up to now (3)
Starts with Y, ends with TYET→
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Earnhardt in the NASCAR Hall of Fame (4)
Starts with D, ends with EDALE→
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Olympic diver Louganis (4)
Starts with G, ends with GGREG→
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Creepy and hard to explain (5)
Starts with E, ends with EEERIE→
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___ dust (what Tinker Bell sprinkles) (5)
Starts with P, ends with EPIXIE→
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The alphabet to new readers (4)
Starts with A, ends with SABCS→
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Armstrong who walked on the moon (4)
Starts with N, ends with LNEIL→
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Military alliance based in Brussels: Abbr. (4)
Starts with N, ends with ONATO→
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Very hard to find (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERARE→
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Sign of sadness (4)
Starts with T, ends with RTEAR→
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How many clues are in Crosswords With Friends for May 9, 2026?+
55 clues.
What are some answers in today’s Crosswords With Friends?+
For example: ___ pal (female friend) (GAL); All systems go: Hyph. (AOK); Raw metallic material (ORE).
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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