Casual embraces between friends ... and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Casual embraces between friends ... and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters featured in New York Times Midi puzzle on June 5, 2026. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SIDEHUGS.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SIDEHUGS Casual embraces between friends ... and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters (8) New York Times Midi Jun 5, 2026
61% DIPPER Ladle, and a hint to this puzzle's circles (6) Wall Street Journal May 12, 2026
59% BABYBUMPS Indicators of pregnancy ... and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters (and shape!) (9) New York Times Midi May 15, 2026
59% COMPASS Backpacker's tool ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters (7) New York Times Midi Apr 3, 2026
57% DROPS The circled letters in this puzzle, e.g. (5) New York Times Mini May 26, 2026
57% COIL This puzzle's circled letters, e.g. (4) New York Times Midi May 8, 2026
51% MATEINTWO Imminent victory, to a chess player ... or a hint to this puzzle's four sets of circled letter (9) New York Times Midi Jun 2, 2026
49% SEAHAWKS 2026 Super Bowl champs ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters (and their shape!) (8) New York Times Midi Mar 23, 2026
47% WATER Compound with a caret-shaped molecule, as depicted by this puzzle's circled letters (5) New York Times May 14, 2026
47% ITSASECRET 'Keep this between us' ... or hint to this puzzle's circled letters (10) New York Times Jul 2, 2018

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