Degenerates wanting Academy Awards (8) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Degenerates wanting Academy Awards (8) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on August 13, 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 TROPHIES.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TROPHIES Degenerates wanting Academy Awards (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Aug 13, 2026
7% OSCARBAIT Film that angles for Academy Award nominations (9) New York Times Midi Aug 8, 2026
7% STATUETTE *Academy Award, e.g. (9) New York Times Jul 28, 2026
7% OSCARCEREMONIES [*] Academy Awards shows (15) Premier Sunday Jun 14, 2026
7% CESAR French equivalent of the Academy Award (5) Wall Street Journal Jun 11, 2026
7% OSCAR Academy Award (5) (5) Mirror Classic May 7, 2026
6% ELLEN TV host DeGeneres (5) Newsday Aug 5, 2026
6% DESIRE Want (6) The Telegraph Quick Aug 4, 2026
6% ONE "___ Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," Academy Award-winning movie (3)
6% WORSEN Degenerate, go downhill (6) The Times Concise Jun 18, 2026

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