Jack after Oscar competes with leading male actor (5,4) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Jack after Oscar competes with leading male actor (5,4) last seen in Guardian Cryptic puzzle. 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is MOVIESTAR.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MOVIESTAR Jack after Oscar competes with leading male actor (5,4) (9) The Guardian Cryptic May 3, 2024
6% NICHOLSON Jack -, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar winner for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (9) (9) Mirror Quiz Dec 4, 2025
6% KESY "Claws" actor Jack (4) LA Times Daily Dec 3, 2025
6% JOEPESCI Oscar-winning "GoodFellas" actor (8) New York Times Dec 2, 2025
6% STAR Lead actor, perhaps (4)
6% VIE Compete (3) Eugene Sheffer Nov 26, 2025
6% ABLY With competence (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 17, 2025
6% ABLE Competent (4) Newsday Oct 28, 2025
6% VIED Competed (4) Commuter Oct 20, 2025
6% CAPABLE Competent (7) The Times Concise Oct 14, 2025

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