Crosswords With Friends hints and answers for October 16, 2026
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Today’s Crosswords With Friends clues, hints & answers
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Mix as soup (4)
Starts with S, ends with RSTIR→
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Person paying to get access to an app (4)
Starts with U, ends with RUSER→
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Strong desire for something (4)
Starts with U, ends with EURGE→
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Any of 17 Monopoly properties: Abbr. (3)
Starts with A, ends with EAVE→
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Train in a boxing ring (4)
Starts with S, ends with RSPAR→
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Type of footwear for a construction worker (4)
Starts with B, ends with TBOOT→
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Live Free or ____ (motto of New Hampshire) (3)
Starts with D, ends with EDIE→
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Ins and ____ (4)
Starts with O, ends with SOUTS→
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Please lower your voice! (3)
Starts with S, ends with HSHH→
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Snip off as a bit of hair (4)
Starts with T, ends with MTRIM→
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Roald who wrote The Witches and The BFG (4)
Starts with D, ends with LDAHL→
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Former Miami Dolphins quarterback who signed with the Atlanta Falcons in 2026: 2 wds. (13)
Starts with T, ends with ATUATAGOVAILOA→
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Make a joyful noise ____ the Lord (line from Psalms) (4)
Starts with U, ends with OUNTO→
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Channel showing a lot of sports highlights (4)
Starts with E, ends with NESPN→
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Item that unlocks a door (3)
Starts with K, ends with YKEY→
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Metal containers found at a frat party (4)
Starts with K, ends with SKEGS→
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____ glance (after a cursory look): 2 wds. (3)
Starts with A, ends with AATA→
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Former Green Bay Packers quarterback who signed with the Miami Dolphins in 2026: 2 wds. (11)
Starts with M, ends with SMALIKWILLIS→
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Sheeps remark (3)
Starts with B, ends with ABAA→
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____ day (vitamin dosage sometimes): 2 wds. (4)
Starts with O, ends with AONEA→
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51A (18)
Starts with V, ends with AVOLCANICOUTPUTLAVA→
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____-Wan Kenobi (sci-fi character) (3)
Starts with O, ends with IOBI→
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Unwritten (4)
Starts with O, ends with LORAL→
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____ Monte (brand of canned fruit) (3)
Starts with D, ends with LDEL→
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Dont ____ your breath (4)
Starts with H, ends with DHOLD→
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Desire (4)
Starts with W, ends with TWANT→
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Sharp part of a woolly mammoth (4)
Starts with T, ends with KTUSK→
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Game of guessing what object someone else is looking at: 2 wds. (4)
Starts with I, ends with YISPY→
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Brunch or breakfast for example (4)
Starts with M, ends with LMEAL→
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Blundered (5)
Starts with E, ends with DERRED→
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Push underwater (8)
Starts with S, ends with ESUBMERGE→
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Drop ____ (pull down your pants as a prank) (4)
Starts with T, ends with UTROU→
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Frankenstein assistant (4)
Starts with I, ends with RIGOR→
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So old that its fashionable again (5)
Starts with R, ends with ORETRO→
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Manner of speech that sounds like a toddler: 2 wds. (8)
Starts with B, ends with KBABYTALK→
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Climbing plant (3)
Starts with I, ends with YIVY→
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Golly! (3)
Starts with G, ends with EGEE→
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Comedian Rudner or actress Moreno (4)
Starts with R, ends with ARITA→
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Automaker whose logo has four rings (4)
Starts with A, ends with IAUDI→
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Item made by Reebok or Nike (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESHOE→
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Father on Rugrats (3)
Starts with S, ends with USTU→
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Very hot guy (4)
Starts with H, ends with KHUNK→
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Angry letters often sent anonymously: 2 wds. (8)
Starts with H, ends with LHATEMAIL→
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Apples mobile software platform (3)
Starts with I, ends with SIOS→
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Great honor for an individual in a team sport: 2 wds. abbr. (8)
Starts with M, ends with DMVPAWARD→
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Produce as an egg (3)
Starts with L, ends with YLAY→
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Attire in the ancient Roman Senate (4)
Starts with T, ends with ATOGA→
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Prefix thats the opposite of pro- (4)
Starts with A, ends with IANTI→
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Walk noisily through water (5)
Starts with S, ends with HSLOSH→
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Grant permission for (5)
Starts with A, ends with WALLOW→
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Twin Peaks actress ____ Flynn Boyle (4)
Starts with I, ends with OINTO→
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Ghostbusters director Reitman (4)
Starts with K, ends with LKEEL→
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Pretzel topping (4)
Starts with L, ends with ALARA→
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Physique for short (4)
Starts with I, ends with NIVAN→
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Nickname of the Civil War president (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSALT→
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How many clues are in Crosswords With Friends for October 16, 2026?+
55 clues.
What are some answers in today’s Crosswords With Friends?+
For example: Mix as soup (STIR); Person paying to get access to an app (USER); Strong desire for something (URGE).
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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