Crosswords With Friends hints and answers for May 8, 2026
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Today’s Crosswords With Friends clues, hints & answers
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Theater chain that has a loyalty program called Stubs (3)
Starts with A, ends with CAMC→
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Tool used by Boq in Wicked: For Good (3)
Starts with A, ends with EAXE→
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What cowboys call food (4)
Starts with G, ends with BGRUB→
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Send forth as rays (4)
Starts with E, ends with TEMIT→
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Chandelier singer (3)
Starts with S, ends with ASIA→
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Busy as ____: 2 wds. (4)
Starts with A, ends with EABEE→
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Peter Pan dog (4)
Starts with N, ends with ANANA→
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Chicken thigh and drumstick together (3)
Starts with L, ends with GLEG→
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Weapon used in fencing (4)
Starts with E, ends with EEPEE→
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____ to think of it (4)
Starts with C, ends with ECOME→
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Aint It Funny singer for short: 2 wds. (3)
Starts with J, ends with OJLO→
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Competitor of DHL (3)
Starts with U, ends with SUPS→
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Fifth note of the scale (3)
Starts with S, ends with LSOL→
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Have a bite (3)
Starts with E, ends with TEAT→
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Childrens book series with hidden objects: 2 wds. (4)
Starts with I, ends with YISPY→
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Uno plus dos in Spanish (4)
Starts with T, ends with STRES→
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Opposite of happy (3)
Starts with S, ends with DSAD→
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Major product showcase for short (4)
Starts with E, ends with OEXPO→
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Establishment that Dick Loudon ran on Newhart (3)
Starts with I, ends with NINN→
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Go from solid to liquid (4)
Starts with M, ends with TMELT→
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Automated assistant on an iPhone (4)
Starts with S, ends with ISIRI→
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Item to play with (3)
Starts with T, ends with YTOY→
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Decorates as a birthday cake (4)
Starts with I, ends with SICES→
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Go down like the sun (3)
Starts with S, ends with TSET→
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Female animal that bleats (3)
Starts with E, ends with EEWE→
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It ____ an accident! (3)
Starts with W, ends with SWAS→
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Way out of a building (4)
Starts with E, ends with TEXIT→
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Sweetie (4)
Starts with D, ends with RDEAR→
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Desert plant used to make mescal (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAGAVE→
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Nickname of Carries late husband on And Just Like That: 2 wds. (5)
Starts with M, ends with GMRBIG→
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Signals to go onstage (4)
Starts with C, ends with SCUES→
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Type of pasta often served alla vodka (5)
Starts with P, ends with EPENNE→
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Nonprofessionals (8)
Starts with A, ends with SAMATEURS→
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Wine and ____ (entertain lavishly) (4)
Starts with D, ends with EDINE→
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One of 50 on the US flag (4)
Starts with S, ends with RSTAR→
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Gazed at (6)
Starts with B, ends with DBEHELD→
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Phillies third baseman Bohm (4)
Starts with A, ends with CALEC→
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Once ____ a Time in Hollywood (2019 movie) (4)
Starts with U, ends with NUPON→
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Includes on an email: Abbr. (3)
Starts with C, ends with SCCS→
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Im onto your scheme! (3)
Starts with O, ends with OOHO→
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More than a few (8)
Starts with M, ends with EMULTIPLE→
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Fast plane (3)
Starts with J, ends with TJET→
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Any of Gladys Knights backup singers (3)
Starts with P, ends with PPIP→
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Wild blue yonder (3)
Starts with S, ends with YSKY→
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Peachy ____ (just swell) (4)
Starts with K, ends with NKEEN→
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Low voices in a choir (6)
Starts with B, ends with SBASSES→
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Capitol Hill helper (4)
Starts with A, ends with EAIDE→
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Underground parts of a tree (5)
Starts with R, ends with SROOTS→
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Type of drum often found in a drumline (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESNARE→
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Fess up (5)
Starts with A, ends with TADMIT→
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Lovato with the 2025 album Its Not That Deep (4)
Starts with D, ends with IDEMI→
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Corporate VIP for short (4)
Starts with E, ends with CEXEC→
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X or Y line on a graph (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAXIS→
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Ceremonial act (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERITE→
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Stuff in an avalanche (4)
Starts with S, ends with WSNOW→
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How many clues are in Crosswords With Friends for May 8, 2026?+
58 clues.
What are some answers in today’s Crosswords With Friends?+
For example: Theater chain that has a loyalty program called Stubs (AMC); Tool used by Boq in Wicked: For Good (AXE); What cowboys call food (GRUB).
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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