One of a pair of mismatched friends on "Sesame Street" Crossword Clue

• Golfer Els

  New York Times · Monday, August 24, 2026 · 5 letters

• He had a Billboard Hot 100 hit with "Rubber Duckie"

  New York Times · Sunday, December 14, 2025 · 5 letters

• Bert's roommate

  New York Times · Tuesday, November 4, 2025 · 5 letters

• Bert's best buddy

  New York Times · Sunday, September 14, 2025 · 5 letters

• First Muppet to appear on the Billboard Hot 100

  New York Times · Saturday, June 7, 2025 · 5 letters

• Hudson of the "Ghostbusters" movies

  New York Times · Sunday, September 15, 2024 · 5 letters

• Muppet with a distinctive snickering laugh

  New York Times · Thursday, July 18, 2024 · 5 letters

• Coach's first name on "Cheers"

  New York Times · Saturday, June 1, 2024 · 5 letters

• "Dance Myself to Sleep" singer on "Sesame Street" (watch the video on YouTube!)

  New York Times · Sunday, September 24, 2023 · 5 letters

• Half of a Muppet duo

  New York Times · Sunday, September 17, 2023 · 5 letters

More clues from this crossword

• 6-Down Dr. Zhivago's love
• 7-Down Go caving
• 8-Down Fertile refuge
• 9-Across Does programming work
• 9-Down "A Series of Unfortunate Events" villain
• 10-Down Missions, in brief
• 11-Down Voltaire or Leibniz, religiously speaking
• 13-Down Long stories
• 14-Across Mate's call
• 15-Across Setting for the 2019 comedy "Wine Country"
• 16-Across "La Forza del Destino," for one
• 17-Across Past issues to settle