Crossword Clue: Sitcom set at Central Perk
Here's the answer to the Sitcom set at Central Perk crossword clue, with an explanation and where it has appeared.
Definition & answer: FRIENDS
"Sitcom set at Central Perk" points to FRIENDS, a 7-letter entry that starts with F and finishes on S and carries 2 vowels. Because every square it occupies also belongs to a down or across answer crossing it, you can often back into FRIENDS from the letters around it rather than the clue alone.
Origin & meaning
'Friends' is the NBC sitcom that ran from 1994 to 2004, following six friends in New York City. Much of it took place at the coffee house Central Perk.
Common usage
Compact, vowel-friendly answers such as FRIENDS are a constructor's staple: they slot into a 7-square space and play nicely in both directions. Solvers who recognize it on sight save real time on the daily puzzle.
Crossword trivia
Friends belongs to the small vocabulary of words that appear constantly in grids. Because it's only 7 letters, editors can drop it almost anywhere, which is why regular solvers know it on sight.
Stuck on this clue?
Stuck on "Sitcom set at Central Perk"? Don't force it — solve the clues crossing this slot instead. One or two intersecting letters usually make FRIENDS obvious. Working from the crossings is the single most useful habit for getting faster.
This clue in different puzzles
Setters vary how they clue FRIENDS — sometimes with a straight dictionary definition, sometimes with wordplay, a pun, or a fill-in-the-blank — but the answer itself stays the same. Learning to spot the answer behind the disguise is a core crossword skill.
Example sentences
- "A 7-letter slot and a clue like 'Sitcom set at Central Perk'? That's FRIENDS nine times out of ten."
- "I second-guessed it, but the crossing answers confirmed FRIENDS was right."
- "I had the crossing letters, so writing FRIENDS into the grid took no time at all."