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First woman to win a Best Director Oscar

Last seen in LA Times Daily Crossword April 22, 2023 Answers

We've tracked down 186 possible answers for the clue "First woman to win a Best Director Oscar" from the LA Times Daily Crossword crossword on April 22, 2023. At the top of our list is KATHRYNBIGELOW — 14 letters long with a 99% match. Each answer below is ranked by how likely it is to be the correct solution based on our crossword database.

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KATHRYNBIGELOW
First woman to win a Best Director Oscar
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 22, 2023
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BRIELARSON
"Room" Best Actress Oscar winner
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 13, 2026
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FRANCES
Three-time Best Actress Oscar winner McDormand
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 17, 2026
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ANORA
2025 Best Picture Oscar winner
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 26, 2026
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EDDIEREDMAYNE
"The Theory of Everything" Best Actor Oscar winner
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 21, 2026
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AVA
"Selma" director DuVernay
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 11, 2026
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MOORE
"Still Alice" Oscar winner Julianne
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 10, 2026
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MANN
"Heat" director Michael
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 8, 2026
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HANCOCK
"Round Midnight" Oscar winner Herbie
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 5, 2026
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TRIASSIC
Period during which mammals first appeared
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COLMAN
"The Favourite" Oscar winner Olivia
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 30, 2026
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UNU
Burma's first prime minister
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 29, 2026
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HER
That woman
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 27, 2026
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TOMEI
Oscar winner Marisa
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 27, 2026
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STRAWBEARING
Like the first little pig?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 25, 2026
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ONEAL
Oscar winner Tatum
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 25, 2026
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DORA
Cartoon girl whose best friend is Boots the Monkey
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 22, 2026
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ANDY
Roddick who was the last American man to win the US Open
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 18, 2026
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JACKPOT
Big lottery win
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 13, 2026
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WIN
Come in first
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 12, 2026
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EMMASTONE
*Two-time Oscar winner with a stoic bearing?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 9, 2026
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ARI
"Eddington" director Aster
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 9, 2026
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CROWE
"Almost Famous" director
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 3, 2026
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TBONE
Oscar and Grammy winner Burnett
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 30, 2026
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NOBEL
Prize first awarded in 1901
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 25, 2026
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EYETEST
Reason to look one's best?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 25, 2026
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ALIVE
Still in it to win it
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 24, 2026
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ANO
"It's __-win situation"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 22, 2026
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RAMIS
"Groundhog Day" director Harold
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 20, 2026
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NOLAN
"The Odyssey" director
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 18, 2026
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ROEG
"Walkabout" director Nicolas
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 13, 2026
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ROBERTS
"Erin Brockovich" Oscar winner
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 13, 2026
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LEADS
Goes first
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 13, 2026
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GORILLAMONSOON
Hall of Fame wrestler who was a commentator for the first eight Wrestlemanias
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 12, 2026
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CHECKINDESK
Conventioneer's first stop
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 12, 2026
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MEANWELL
Have the best of intentions
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 10, 2026
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NOTSOGOOD
Mediocre at best
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 8, 2026
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NIA
"The Marvels" director DaCosta
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 6, 2026
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STAR
Scrabble board symbol covered in the first play of the game
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 2, 2026
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EKE
__ out a win
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 1, 2026
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OLIN
"This Is Us" director Ken
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 30, 2026
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UNIT
Second, but not first
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 27, 2026
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AGAME
Athlete's best effort
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 25, 2026
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CAPRA
"It's a Wonderful Life" director Frank
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 24, 2026
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DRNO
James Bond's first movie foe
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 23, 2026
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BACKTOBACK
Consecutive, or a hint to what can follow the first parts and precede the second parts of 17-, 25-, 38-, 40-, and 49-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 17, 2026
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AHEAD
On track to win
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 17, 2026
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AONE
Best of the best
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 16, 2026
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MALL
Edina, Minnesota is home to the first U.S. indoor one
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 15, 2026
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RYAN
"Sinners" director Coogler
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 12, 2026
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JILL
Former first lady Biden
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 11, 2026
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SNYDER
"Man of Steel" director Zack
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 10, 2026
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FEATHERBOA
"My peacock's tail is the best!," e.g.?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 7, 2026
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EAST
Direction that plays first in mahjong
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BEN
"Severance" director Stiller
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 31, 2026
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EVE
41-Down woman
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 21, 2026
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WOO
Try to win over
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 13, 2026
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ASK
The first "A" of Reddit's AMA
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 7, 2026
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NEWLY
For the first time
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 4, 2026
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IRS
Org. whose first commissioner was former treasury secretary George S. Boutwell
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 4, 2026
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WON
Was first
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 2, 2026
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RAMI
Oscar winner Malek
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 30, 2026
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STE
Fr. holy woman
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 30, 2026
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YENTL
Film starring Barbra Streisand as a woman who pretends to be a yeshiva boy
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 24, 2026
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MARLEEMATLIN
Oscar winner who gave her acceptance speech in ASL
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 21, 2026
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LEBEAU
Defensive coordinator who helped the Steelers win the Super Bowl in 2006 and 2009
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 13, 2026
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AARON
"The Social Network" Oscar winner Sorkin
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 23, 2026
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MIAMI
Only major U.S. city founded by a woman
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 21, 2026
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ASA
Quick __ wink
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 11, 2026
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SOUTHBOUND
Following the path of a snowbird, perhaps, or what the answers to the starred clues are, in two ways
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 11, 2026
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PATHS
Long and winding roads, e.g.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 11, 2026
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AYO
"The Bear" Emmy winner Edebiri
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 11, 2026
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THRU
Drive-__ window
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 10, 2026
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PRESSINGISSUE
Worry for a winemaker?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 10, 2026
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THEYLL
"__ Never Catch Us": Jessica Goodman bestseller
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 10, 2026
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OBOE
Slender woodwind
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 9, 2026
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MERRYCREWS
Rowing teams that spread good cheer?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 8, 2026
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CHASINGONESMAIL
Scampering after a letter caught by the wind?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 8, 2026
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ICECASTLES
Structures at some winter carnivals
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 7, 2026
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SHOGUN
Emmy-winning drama with primarily Japanese dialogue
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 5, 2026
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REDBLEND
Many a house wine, or what can be found in each set of circled letters
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 5, 2026
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GLORIA
Grammy winner Estefan
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 4, 2026
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RUBBERTIRES
Car parts that may be repurposed as swings
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 4, 2026
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CAVA
Spanish wine similar to Champagne
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 1, 2026
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NEIL
"The Crying Game" writer/director Jordan
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 30, 2026
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AGASP
Showing shock
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NAOMI
With 51-Down, 2019 and 2021 Australian Open winner
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 30, 2026
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PST
Vegas winter hrs.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 28, 2026
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STOIC
Showing no emotion
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 26, 2026
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TAXINGDRIVER
Golf club that's almost too heavy to swing?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 25, 2026
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AGEE
Pulitzer winner James
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 23, 2026
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MOPANDGLOAT
Brag obnoxiously after winning a swabbing contest?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 23, 2026
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NAPA
California wine region
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 20, 2026
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COPPOLA
"Priscilla" writer/director Sofia
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 18, 2026
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LAMAR
Pulitzer-winning rapper Kendrick
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 18, 2026
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ATOMIC
Superhot, as wing sauce
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 14, 2026
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ARIE
Grammy winner India.__
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 14, 2026
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CANNES
Festival that bestows a Grand Prix
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CUED
Prompted from the wings
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OLSENS
"Full House" twins
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 11, 2026
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WETA
Large New Zealand cricket in the name of an Oscar-winning digital effects company
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 9, 2026
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ARC
Swing's path
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 7, 2026
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CRU
French wine classification
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 7, 2026
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AIKMAN
Three-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback Troy
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 7, 2026
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BLOW
Move like the wind
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 5, 2026
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TEMPTINGFANS
*Dropping hints about the release of a director's cut, perhaps?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 4, 2026
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CAROL
Emmy and Grammy winner Burnett
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 30, 2026
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CATNAP
Forty winks
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 27, 2026
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DROOD
Dickens title character Edwin
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 27, 2026
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ARTSHOW
Event that may have drawings
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 25, 2026
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SAIL
Travel as the wind blows
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 25, 2026
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SNOWS
Makes a winter blanket?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 24, 2026
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ADAM
Guy known for his first-person perspective?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 22, 2026
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FOROLDTIMESSAKE
"In the name of that rice wine we drank ages ago"?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 20, 2026
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TILDA
Actress Swinton
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 20, 2026
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BEEF
Award-winning Netflix series about conflict
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 19, 2026
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RACECARBED
Furniture for a kid who's growing up fast?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 19, 2026
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FASTEST
Like a race winner
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 16, 2026
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ETCHA
__ Sketch: drawing toy
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 15, 2026
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DETENTE
Thawing of diplomatic tensions
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 14, 2026
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JDATE
Social app with a synagogue directory
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 13, 2026
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APOLLO
Twin of Artemis
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 11, 2026
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SONOMA
California wine valley
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 10, 2026
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FBI
Letters said while showing a badge
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 6, 2026
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NAPS
Catches forty winks
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 3, 2026
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MFA
Theater director's deg.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 3, 2026
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ANAS
Santa __: hot California winds
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 1, 2026
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RADNER
"SNL" Emmy winner Gilda
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 28, 2026
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HOSED
Swindled
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 26, 2026
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PIG
Swine
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 23, 2026
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ETCHASKETCH
Drawing toy that uses aluminum powder
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 19, 2026
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ALAN
"Growing Pains" actor Thicke
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 18, 2026
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SHANIA
Grammy winner Twain
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 14, 2026
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ELECTRICITYBILL
Reply when Mr. Nye asks why there are so many wind turbines?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 13, 2026
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OBOIST
Woodwind section player
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 11, 2026
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URN
Spot where there's no trouble brewing?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 11, 2026
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MEL
EGOT-winning Brooks
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 10, 2026
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EGAN
Pulitzer-winning novelist Jennifer
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 6, 2026
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RAMS
2022 Super Bowl winners
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 5, 2026
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SOFIA
"Priscilla" writer/director Coppola
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 2, 2026
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DALY
Six-time Emmy winner Tyne
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 2, 2026
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NAP
Catch a few winks
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 30, 2026
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GALE
Destructive wind
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 26, 2026
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BELA
Grammy-winning banjoist Fleck
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 26, 2026
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STRIKEOUT
Go down swinging, perhaps
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 25, 2026
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SHOOIN
Sure winner
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 21, 2026
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ION
Particle in a stellar wind
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 19, 2026
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PLANEPLANE
Air travel that's the fifth-best option?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 17, 2026
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TITO
"Mambo Birdland" Grammy winner Puente
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 17, 2026
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VOLE
Burrowing rodent
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 16, 2026
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RON
"This Is Us" Emmy winner __ Cephas Jones
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 16, 2026
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DANO
Paul who played twins in "There Will Be Blood"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 12, 2026
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SNL
Strong showing from 2012 to 2022, for short?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 11, 2026
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TIRE
Makeshift swing
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 9, 2026
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CHAMP
Trophy winner
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 8, 2026
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GLEAM
Twinkle
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 8, 2026
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EYDIE
Grammy winner Gorme
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 8, 2026
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UGGS
Fluffy winter boots
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 6, 2026
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ESAU
Biblical twin
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 3, 2026
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TERRI
Sherri's twin on "The Simpsons"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 30, 2026
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ERG
Rowing machine, colloquially
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 30, 2026
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FADING
Growing dim
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 29, 2026
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NGUYEN
"The Sympathizer" Pulitzer winner Viet Thanh
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 26, 2026
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ANWAR
Nobel Peace Prize winner Sadat
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 22, 2026
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POORTHINGS
Oscar-winning film based on an Alasdair Gray novel
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 20, 2026
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IDEAL
Like a best-case scenario
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 19, 2026
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FIREDRILL
Exercise that may wind up in a playground
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 18, 2026
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LEIA
Luke's twin
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 17, 2026
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REMOTESTART
Convenient car feature on a cold winter morning, or a feature of 19-, 27-, and 44-Across?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 16, 2026
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ASTI
Italian sparkling wine
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 15, 2026
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BOG
Cranberry-growing area
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 15, 2026
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RHEA
Golden Globe winner Seehorn
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 10, 2026
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EDIE
Emmy winner Falco
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 8, 2026
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FLAWLESSDIAMOND
Glowing review for a groundskeeper's work?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 7, 2026
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AMAZINGGRACE
Glowing review for a preprandial prayer?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 7, 2026
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PERFECTMATCHES
Glowing review for a wrestling team?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 7, 2026
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GREATPYRAMIDS
Glowing review for a cheerleading squad?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 7, 2026
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SPOTLESSRECORD
Glowing review for a purchase from a vintage music store?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 7, 2026
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AWESOMESAUCE
Glowing review for a bootlegger?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 7, 2026
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FIRSTCLASSSEATS
Glowing review for a chairmaker?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 7, 2026
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EMBER
Glowing coal
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 5, 2026
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AIRY
Like a room with open windows
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 1, 2026
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GLIMMER
Twinkle
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 31, 2026
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SAILS
Moves with the wind
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 24, 2026
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SEAPLANE
Water wings?
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 23, 2026
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OBE
Honor bestowed by HM King Charles III
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 22, 2026

Clues for LA Times Daily Crossword on April 22, 2023

Frequently Asked Questions

How many possible solutions does "First woman to win a Best Director Oscar" have?
We found 1 exact solution and 186 total potential answers including similar clues. The most likely answer is KATHRYNBIGELOW (14 letters).
What is the best answer for "First woman to win a Best Director Oscar"?
The best answer for "First woman to win a Best Director Oscar" is KATHRYNBIGELOW with 14 letters. This answer has a 99% confidence rating based on our database of crossword solutions.
Where has "First woman to win a Best Director Oscar" been used as a crossword clue?
This clue has appeared 1 time in our database. It has been featured in LA Times Daily Crossword. It was last seen in the LA Times Daily Crossword on April 22, 2023.
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