Answer: PAL
PAL is a crossword puzzle answer that we have spotted 168 times.
Referring Clues:
- Chum
 - Sidekick
 - Buddy
 - Bud
 - Bud, to Lou
 - Amigo
 - Shadow, so to speak
 - "Be a ___!"
 - Helping sort
 - Compadre
 - Homeboy
 - Companion
 - Blood brother
 - Friend
 - Intimate
 - Mate
 - Hang (around with)
 - Close one
 - One who lends a hand
 - One to hang with
 - Goombah
 - Pard
 - Pen ___
 - Cohort
 - Bro
 - Hang together, with "around"
 - Familiar
 - Person to bum around with
 - See 8-Down
 - Word after pen or gal
 - Ed Norton, to Ralph Kramden
 - VHS formatting choice
 - Barney Rubble, to Fred Flintstone
 - Good friend
 - Good buddy
 - Crony
 - Damon, to Pythias
 - Best friend
 - Boon companion
 - Spanky, to Alfalfa
 - Huck, to Tom
 - Ren, to Stimpy
 - Close friend
 - "Aw, c'mon, be a ___!"
 - "Hey, watch it, ___!"
 - Fraternize, with "around"
 - "___ Joey"
 - Lassie portrayer
 - Good bud
 - Trusted one
 - One likely to lend a needed hand
 - See 37-Down
 - Intimate friend
 - Pen ___ (letter-writing friend)
 - Comrade
 - Milhouse, to Bart
 - Gal __
 - Pay__: eBay subsidiary
 - American 36-Across
 - Joey, for one
 - Close associate
 - One to hang out with
 - ''tom thumb'' director
 - ''__ Joey''
 - Trusted chum
 - Bosom buddy
 - ''___ Joey''
 - Trusted friend
 - Blood brother, e.g.
 - Musical ''Joey''
 - Hang together (with "around")
 - Best bud
 - Playmate
 - "Pen" partner
 - Norton, to Kramden
 - Barney, to Fred
 - Member of one's coterie
 - Musical "___ Joey"
 - What Kramden called Norton, often
 - Secret keeper, to the teller
 - Alter ego
 - Drinking buddy
 - "___ Joey" (Sinatra film)
 - Pen or Pay follower
 - Paisano
 - Ace
 - Musical "Joey"
 - Pay___: eBay subsidiary
 - Gal ___
 - Calvin, to Hobbes
 - Mutt, to Jeff
 - Chandler, to Joey
 - "tom thumb" director
 - Homey, e.g.
 - Confidant
 - Very good friend
 - Someone to hang with
 - One of the gang
 - See 1-Across
 - Bert, to Ernie
 - Buddyroo
 - Buckwheat, to Alfalfa
 - Soul mate
 - Favor-doer, often
 - Close companion
 - "___ Joey" (Frank Sinatra film)
 - ___ around with
 - Bubba, to Forrest
 - "Be a ___"
 - Favor doer, often
 - Best buddy
 - Good old boy
 - Filmdom's Joey, e.g.
 - Inner circle member
 - Friend in the highest place in the answer at 6-Down
 - Hang out, with "around"
 - This is a close one
 - Gal follower?
 - Heckle, to Jeckle
 - Ed, to Ralph, e.g.
 - Frequent textee, perhaps
 - Pen partner
 - Frequent companion
 - Hang (around)
 - One you might hang with
 - Mac
 - Toondom's Phineas, to Ferb
 - Red, to Hopalong
 - Huck Finn, to Tom Sawyer
 - "___ Joey" (Rodgers and Hart musical)
 - Pay ending?
 - Pooh, to Roo
 - Friend in need, indeed
 - Jughead, to Archie
 - See 84-Down
 - Lenny or Carl, to Homer Simpson
 - Word with gal or pen
 - Broadway's "___ Joey"
 - Bro, chum or buddy
 - Secret keeper
 - Chum kin
 - Patrick, to SpongeBob
 - Bucko
 - Confidante
 - O'hara's "___ joey"
 - Hang (around) as friends
 - Close bud
 - Homie
 - Linus, to Charlie Brown
 - Roo, to Pooh
 - One close to you
 - "Gal" or "pen" follower
 - See 53-Down
 - Pay or pen follower
 - Hang (around), as with a friend
 - Amiga
 - Bestie, e.g.
 - Another word for "friend"
 - Bestie
 - -
 - Good Judy, for example
 - "Ol' buddy, ol' ___"
 - "Your heart is true, you're a ___ and a confidant"
 - Word after "pen" or "gal"
 - Bub
 - Side kick
 - Ol' friend
 - Ol' buddy ol' ___
 
Last Seen In:
- USA Today - November 03, 2025
 - USA Today - October 27, 2025
 - New York Times - September 19, 2025
 - USA Today - August 26, 2025
 - USA Today - July 25, 2025
 - LA Times - July 10, 2025
 - LA Times - July 07, 2025
 - USA Today - June 24, 2025
 - New York Times - June 17, 2025
 - LA Times - May 14, 2025
 - New York Times - April 12, 2025
 - New York Times - April 07, 2025
 - New York Times - March 18, 2025
 - New York Times - February 24, 2025
 - USA Today - February 11, 2025
 - LA Times - January 29, 2025
 - USA Today - January 24, 2025
 - New York Times - August 20, 2024
 - New York Times - June 23, 2024
 - USA Today - June 19, 2024
 
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