Award won by lead actors in this puzzle's starred films: the winners' names are hidden "word search"-style in the grid (across, down or diagonally, and forward or backward) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Award won by lead actors in this puzzle's starred films: the winners' names are hidden "word search"-style in the grid (across, down or diagonally, and forward or backward) . 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is OSCAR.

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Crossword Answer For Award won by lead actors in this puzzle's starred films: the winners' names are hidden "word search"-style in the grid (across, down or diagonally, and forward or backward):

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OSCAR Award won by lead actors in this puzzle's starred films: the winners' names are hidden "word search"-style in the grid (across, down or diagonally, and forward or backward) (5)
58% ELTON Name hidden backwards in "last but not least" (5) USA Today Apr 29, 2026
53% ARI Name hidden in 45-Across (3) Universal Mar 8, 2026
51% LAYER Actor killing lead character in film (5) The Times Quick Cryptic May 8, 2026
51% TILTED On a diagonal (6) Newsday Apr 19, 2026
51% WYLE --> lead actor (4) USA Today Quick Apr 3, 2026
51% S --> lead actor (1) USA Today Quick Apr 3, 2026
51% ACTRESS Word on some film awards (7) LA Times Daily Mar 1, 2026
49% LATTICE Grid (7) The Telegraph Quick May 7, 2026
49% PRIZE Winner's award (5) (5) Mirror Classic Mar 5, 2026
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We found 40 solutions for Award won by lead actors in this puzzle's starred films: the winners' names are hidden "word search"-style in the grid (across, down or diagonally, and forward or backward). The top solutions are determined by popularity, ratings and frequency of searches. The most likely answer for the clue is OSCAR.

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