Crosswords With Friends hints and answers for July 17, 2026
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Today’s Crosswords With Friends clues, hints & answers
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Mongrels (4)
Starts with C, ends with SCURS→
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Glee star Michele (3)
Starts with L, ends with ALEA→
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Nameless author: Abbr. (4)
Starts with A, ends with NANON→
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Are you a man ___ mouse?: 2 wds. (3)
Starts with O, ends with AORA→
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Right fielder whose #51 was retired by the Seattle Mariners in 2025: 2 wds. (12)
Starts with I, ends with IICHIROSUZUKI→
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Miniature fruit pie (4)
Starts with T, ends with TTART→
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Old-fashioned oath (4)
Starts with E, ends with DEGAD→
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Feel sick (3)
Starts with A, ends with LAIL→
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Had a longing (for) (5)
Starts with P, ends with DPINED→
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Name of the current pope (3)
Starts with L, ends with OLEO→
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Direction opposite west (4)
Starts with E, ends with TEAST→
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___ Scotia (province of Canada) (4)
Starts with N, ends with ANOVA→
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Designated hitter whose #11 was retired by the Seattle Mariners in 2017: 2 wds. (13)
Starts with E, ends with ZEDGARMARTINEZ→
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Working ___ (1988 Melanie Griffith movie) (4)
Starts with G, ends with LGIRL→
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Ho-hum (4)
Starts with B, ends with HBLAH→
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Compass point across from WSW: Abbr. (3)
Starts with E, ends with EENE→
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Oktoberfest mug (5)
Starts with S, ends with NSTEIN→
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Salaried athlete (3)
Starts with P, ends with OPRO→
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Acquire (4)
Starts with G, ends with NGAIN→
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Mental plan (4)
Starts with I, ends with AIDEA→
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Center fielder whose #24 was retired by the Seattle Mariners in 2016: 3 wds. (12)
Starts with K, ends with RKENGRIFFEYJR→
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Make a scarf with yarn say (4)
Starts with K, ends with TKNIT→
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Excellent! in the 1980s (3)
Starts with R, ends with DRAD→
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Company that produces Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune (4)
Starts with S, ends with YSONY→
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Hectic hospital areas: Abbr. (3)
Starts with E, ends with SERS→
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___ Baba (3)
Starts with A, ends with IALI→
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Religious faction (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSECT→
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Good joke!: Hyph. (4)
Starts with H, ends with AHAHA→
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French company known for luxury jewelry and watches (7)
Starts with C, ends with RCARTIER→
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Numero ___ (3)
Starts with U, ends with OUNO→
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Actress Byrne of the Insidious movies (4)
Starts with R, ends with EROSE→
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Form-fitting (4)
Starts with S, ends with GSNUG→
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Legendary escape artist Harry (7)
Starts with H, ends with IHOUDINI→
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Boat that survived a legendary flood (3)
Starts with A, ends with KARK→
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___ tai (cocktail) (3)
Starts with M, ends with IMAI→
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Savings source for seniors: Abbr. (3)
Starts with I, ends with AIRA→
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Heat in the microwave (3)
Starts with Z, ends with PZAP→
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Child of a 49-Down (4)
Starts with L, ends with BLAMB→
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___ the wiser (still in the dark) (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENONE→
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Dont ___ think about it! (4)
Starts with E, ends with NEVEN→
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State of confusion (4)
Starts with D, ends with EDAZE→
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Body parts with knees and thighs (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLEGS→
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Make written revisions to (4)
Starts with E, ends with TEDIT→
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Creature like Shrek (4)
Starts with O, ends with EOGRE→
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1950s and 1960s actor Mineo (3)
Starts with S, ends with LSAL→
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Catch with a snare (4)
Starts with T, ends with PTRAP→
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Made straight like car wheels (7)
Starts with A, ends with DALIGNED→
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Like someone who keeps their spending low (6)
Starts with T, ends with YTHIFTY→
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Pester persistently (3)
Starts with N, ends with GNAG→
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Laudatory poem (3)
Starts with O, ends with EODE→
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Not quite completely closed (4)
Starts with A, ends with RAJAR→
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Kit ___ (candy bar) (3)
Starts with K, ends with TKAT→
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Female animal with fleece (3)
Starts with E, ends with EEWE→
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Ominous sighting in Jaws (3)
Starts with F, ends with NFIN→
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Routes shown on maps: Abbr. (3)
Starts with R, ends with SRDS→
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How many clues are in Crosswords With Friends for July 17, 2026?+
56 clues.
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For example: Mongrels (CURS); Glee star Michele (LEA); Nameless author: Abbr. (ANON).
What are the Crosswords With Friends daily themes?+
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