Another name for the Academy Award — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the May 24 2026 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
OSCAR
5 letters
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May 24 2026
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword May 24 2026
OSCAR
Coveted award in Hollywood
OSCAR
5
___ De La Hoya, Olympic boxing star who was known by the nickname "The Golden Boy"
OSCAR
5
Hollywood award
OSCAR
5
Academy Award, famously
OSCAR
5
Academy Award, colloquially
OSCAR
5
Academy Award, familiarly
OSCAR
5
Another name for an Academy Award
OSCAR
5
Another name for an Academy Award
OSCAR
5
"The Selfish Giant" author ___ Wilde
OSCAR
5
Fish species that shares its name with the Academy Award
OSCAR
5
___ the Grouch ("Sesame Street" Muppet)
OSCAR
5
Award for the film "CODA" or "Nomadland"
OSCAR
5
Pat gently, as makeup
DAB
3
Photographer's tool, for short
CAM
3
Shake a tail, say
WAG
3
"Wise" bird associated with the night
OWL
3
Popular Indonesian vacation island (anagram of "bail")
BALI
4
Inflated self-image
EGO
3
Nat ___ Wild (cable TV channel)
GEO
3
___ fail (disaster)
EPIC
4
Zipped across the highway
SPED
4
Boogie ___, equipment used for surfing that you would cling on to while riding the waves on a hot sunny day at 11d
BOARD
5
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