Struggling actor wins Oscar ultimately — it's an incentive for performance Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CARROT Struggling actor wins Oscar ultimately — it's an incentive for performance (6)
73% JOEPESCI Oscar-winning "GoodFellas" actor (8) New York Times Dec 2, 2025
60% GEE Winning the prize ultimately? Wow! (3) The Times Quick Cryptic Jan 1, 2026
58% REBATE Purchase incentive (6) Wall Street Journal Jan 13, 2026
58% SOΦA Oscar-winning actress Loren (4) New York Times Jan 11, 2026
58% CAPRA Oscar-winning director Frank (5) Eugene Sheffer Jan 6, 2026
58% MOONSTRUCK Oscar-winning film for Cher (10) Wall Street Journal Dec 15, 2025
58% SPURS Incentives (5) (5) Mirror Quick Dec 6, 2025
55% GRAPPLE Struggle (with) (7) Universal Dec 20, 2025
55% LIOTTA Emmy-winning actor Ray (6) New York Times Dec 7, 2025
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