Pen ___ (letter-writing friend) Crossword Clue

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Pen ___ (letter-writing friend) Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
(verb)
1. become friends; act friendly towards

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

WRITING (noun)
1. the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)
2. the act of creating written works
LETTER (noun)
1. the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech
2. an award earned by participation in a school sport
LETTER (verb)
1. mark letters on or mark with letters
2. set down or print with letters

Hint 3: Anagram

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More Daily Themed Crossword (8/11/2026) Answers

Across

1. Like the numbers 1, 3, or 5

4. Gift of the ___ (anagram of "bag")

7. Cul-de-___ (dead end)

10. Feline greeting

12. Grain storage structure (anagram of "oils")

13. "One Battle After Another" actor DiCaprio, fondly

14. ___ club (musical group)

15. Prefix usually found before "biotic" or "virus"

16. An ___ and a leg (very high cost)

19. Texas Revolution battle site where Davy Crockett fell

21. Mickey ___, Yankees slugger who inspired the "tape-measure" shot, and joined the 500-home run club in 1967

24. Letters between "Q" and "U," in the alphabet

25. "Toto, ___ a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore"

26. Moody rock subgenre

28. Leave out, as a detail

32. Dr. Seuss character who speaks "for the trees"

34. What Pixar artists do

37. Tie the ___ (get married)

38. ___ Griffey Jr., Mariners outfielder who joined the 500-home run club on Father's Day in 2004 with his dad watching from the stands

39. Yang's counterpart

40. 'To ___ is human; to forgive, divine'

43. "Don't make ___!" ("Don't dirty up the place!"): 2 wds.

45. ___ Foxx, Phillies first baseman who joined the 500-home run club in 1940, becoming the second player in history to reach the milestone

48. ___-Mex (Taco Bell cuisine)

49. Ballerina star ___ de Armas

50. Germany's ___ von Bismarck

52. Box-office bomb

56. Recycle ___ (desktop feature)

57. ___ da (Vietnamese iced tea)

58. ___ Ruth, Yankees outfielder and baseball legend who became the first member of the 500-home run club, reaching the milestone in 1929

59. Pigs' digs

60. Chicago White ___ (MLB team)

61. "This round ___ me": 2 wds.

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Down

1. "Holy cow!" in a text: Abbr.

2. Summertime Sadness singer Lana __ Rey

3. Female deer

4. ___ and tonic

5. Venue for vows

6. Prepares water to make tea

7. ___ dunk (impressive NBA move)

8. Aviation-related prefix with "plane" or "dynamic"

9. "Dot" follower in a web address, often

11. Sobbed loudly

12. Massachusetts town known for historic witch trials

18. ___ Rodriguez, Yankees slugger who joined the 500-home run club in 2007, becoming the youngest player to ever reach the milestone

20. Smallest unit of matter

21. What turns an espresso into a latte

22. Bard of ___ (Shakespeare's title):

23. Fiddle-playing Roman emperor, according to legend

27. Mighty tree with acorns

29. Willie ___, Giants outfielder who joined the 500-home run club in 1965, reaching the milestone during the best home run season of his career

30. Reply to "That so?": 2 wds.

31. What "X" meant to 23d

33. "Up and ___" (rise and shine): 2 wds.

35. Old-fashioned “Cool!”

36. "You've Got a Friend ___" (Randy Newman song from "Toy Story"): 2 wds.

41. Laughfests

42. Fashionably old-fashioned

44. No longer a G-man: Hyph.

45. Barbed comments

46. ___ for the long haul (2 wds.)

47. Far from few

51. Paycheck deduction

53. Vegas opener

54. "That price is negotiable," in ads: Abbr.

55. Writer's sharpest tool

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