Crosswords With Friends hints and answers for October 20, 2026
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Today’s Crosswords With Friends clues, hints & answers
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Item cleared by a pole vaulter (3)
Starts with B, ends with RBAR→
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Sultans group of wives (5)
Starts with H, ends with MHAREM→
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Where the Wild Things ___ (Maurice Sendak book) (3)
Starts with A, ends with EARE→
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Carpet-laying calculation (4)
Starts with A, ends with AAREA→
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Genre of the 2001 movie Spirited Away (5)
Starts with A, ends with EANIME→
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It ___ meant to be! (3)
Starts with W, ends with SWAS→
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False statements (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLIES→
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Good that has a tariff imposed on it (6)
Starts with I, ends with TIMPORT→
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Simple casual top (3)
Starts with T, ends with ETEE→
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Vehicle in a demolition derby (3)
Starts with C, ends with RCAR→
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Everything comes ___ price: 2 wds. (3)
Starts with A, ends with AATA→
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Suffers after sleeping on a lumpy mattress say (5)
Starts with A, ends with SACHES→
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Girl Scout cookie named for a Pacific island nation (5)
Starts with S, ends with ASAMOA→
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Animal sound heard by shepherds (3)
Starts with B, ends with ABAA→
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Liquor in a Tom Collins (3)
Starts with G, ends with NGIN→
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Hot tub (3)
Starts with S, ends with ASPA→
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Needed to scratch (6)
Starts with I, ends with DITCHED→
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The Blacklist actor who plays the artificial intelligence Ultron on VisionQuest: 2 wds. (11)
Starts with J, ends with RJAMESSPADER→
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Dollar bills (4)
Starts with O, ends with SONES→
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52A (11)
Starts with S, ends with LSIDEKICKPAL→
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Canadian singer McLachlan (5)
Starts with S, ends with HSARAH→
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Himalayan creature in Monsters Inc. (4)
Starts with Y, ends with IYETI→
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Fewer than three times (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETWICE→
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Whack as a housefly (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSWAT→
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Born with the name (3)
Starts with N, ends with ENEE→
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Places to insert coins in parking meters (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSLOTS→
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When written two or three times a ballroom dance (3)
Starts with C, ends with ACHA→
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First name of Solo in Solo (3)
Starts with H, ends with NHAN→
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Actress Nicole ___ Parker (3)
Starts with A, ends with IARI→
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Pace of a piece of music (5)
Starts with T, ends with OTEMPO→
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Lipstick smudge (5)
Starts with S, ends with RSMEAR→
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Cry profusely (4)
Starts with B, ends with LBAWL→
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Swift breed of horse (4)
Starts with A, ends with BARAB→
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Puzzle apps button that is used to start over (5)
Starts with R, ends with TRESET→
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Science-focused school in Pasadena familiarly (7)
Starts with C, ends with HCALTECH→
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Operatic tenors showpiece (4)
Starts with A, ends with AARIA→
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Peachy ___ (nifty) (4)
Starts with K, ends with NKEEN→
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Not at all difficult (4)
Starts with E, ends with YEASY→
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State thats home to the NHLs Mammoth (4)
Starts with U, ends with HUTAH→
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Herbal beverages (4)
Starts with T, ends with STEAS→
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Decorates as cookies (4)
Starts with I, ends with SICES→
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Fairy-tale bear whose porridge was too cold (4)
Starts with M, ends with AMAMA→
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Stiffly proper (4)
Starts with P, ends with MPRIM→
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Bill at a pub (3)
Starts with T, ends with BTAB→
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Group that surgeons belong to: Abbr. (3)
Starts with A, ends with AAMA→
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Daily temperature maximum (4)
Starts with H, ends with HHIGH→
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Lake that ranges from Michigan to New York (4)
Starts with E, ends with EERIE→
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Email command (4)
Starts with S, ends with DSEND→
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Goes nuts: 2 wds. (7)
Starts with L, ends with TLOSESIT→
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Pups barks (4)
Starts with Y, ends with SYAPS→
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Laboratory inspections (4)
Starts with P, ends with DPAID→
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Move on all fours (5)
Starts with A, ends with NASPEN→
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Immense pleasures (5)
Starts with T, ends with STESTS→
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From the beginning (5)
Starts with C, ends with LCRAWL→
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Self-referential (4)
Starts with J, ends with SJOYS→
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Actor Elliot who played Sinon in The Odyssey (4)
Starts with A, ends with WANEW→
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Spiky-leafed plant used in some topical medicines (4)
Starts with M, ends with AMETA→
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2011 cartoon movie about a macaw named Blu (4)
Starts with P, ends with EPAGE→
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Get your ___ together! (4)
Starts with A, ends with EALOE→
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____ a real nowhere man (Beatles lyric) (3)
Starts with R, ends with ORIO→
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How many clues are in Crosswords With Friends for October 20, 2026?+
62 clues.
What are some answers in today’s Crosswords With Friends?+
For example: Item cleared by a pole vaulter (BAR); Sultans group of wives (HAREM); Where the Wild Things ___ (Maurice Sendak book) (ARE).
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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