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"Gran Torino" director, and a star of the film hinted at in 20-, 25- and 44-Across

Last seen in Universal Crossword March 3, 2021 Answers

The clue ""Gran Torino" director, and a star of the film hinted at in 20-, 25- and 44-Across" from the Universal Crossword crossword on March 3, 2021 has 189 potential solutions in our records. After analysing answer patterns across thousands of puzzles, we're 99% confident that CLINTEASTWOOD (13 letters) is the correct answer. Check the full list of possibilities ranked by confidence below.

Answer For "Gran Torino" director, and a star of the film hinted at in 20-, 25- and 44-Across:

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CLINTEASTWOOD
"Gran Torino" director, and a star of the film hinted at in 20-, 25- and 44-Across
Universal Crossword · Mar 3, 2021
4%
SHAH
Hindi film star __ Rukh Khan
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 26, 2026
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LON
Silent film star Chaney
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CLARA
Silent film star Bow
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HAWK
Skateboarding star Tony
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SEWER
Setting of the animated film "Flushed Away"
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IPAGLIACCI
*Silent film based on a Leoncavallo opera
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FULLMETALJACKET
Vietnam War film directed by Stanley Kubrick
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PONYO
Miyazaki film about a goldfish who longs to be human
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RAMIS
"Groundhog Day" director Harold
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NOLAN
"The Odyssey" director
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ROEG
"Walkabout" director Nicolas
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 13, 2026
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ELIO
Pixar film featuring a supercomputer named Ooooo
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WYLE
"The Pitt" star
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RITA
Pop star Ora
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SPAN
Reach across
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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OSAKA
Tennis star Naomi
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IDRIS
"Hijack" star Elba
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TRISHA
Country star Yearwood
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SELES
1990s tennis star Monica
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THEBIRDS
Hitchcock film with nonhuman villains
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OLIN
"This Is Us" director Ken
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 30, 2026
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DRUNK
"Punch-__ Love": Paul Thomas Anderson film
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 26, 2026
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RIO
Animated film about Spix's macaws
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 26, 2026
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ROLE
Part in a film
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CAPRA
"It's a Wonderful Life" director Frank
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 24, 2026
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LAU
Cantopop star Andy
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 23, 2026
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CRITIC
One who always gives star treatment?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 20, 2026
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RAE
"Insecure" star Issa
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IMDB
Site for film fans
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 16, 2026
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MAKEUPARTIST
One who tries not to overshadow the star?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 15, 2026
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ARNETT
"Is This Thing On?" star Will
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 14, 2026
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USAIN
Track star Bolt
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RYAN
"Sinners" director Coogler
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 12, 2026
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SNYDER
"Man of Steel" director Zack
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 10, 2026
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NOTIMETODIE
Last film starring Daniel Craig as James Bond
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ARI
"Midsommar" director Aster
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ASTERISK
"M*A*S*H" star?
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YAO
Former NBA star Ming
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 7, 2026
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LUCA
Pixar film about a young sea monster
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 5, 2026
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ARLO
"Alligator Boy" in a 2021 Netflix animated film
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NIELSEN
"Airplane!" star Leslie
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BEN
"Severance" director Stiller
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JOHNCHO
Sulu player in recent "Star Trek" films
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MONTAGE
Sequence of film cuts
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MARA
"Matilda" star Wilson
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AIRBUD
"Ain't no rule say the dog can't play basketball" film
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 24, 2026
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NAOMI
Tennis star Osaka
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 20, 2026
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OLSEN
"WandaVision" star Elizabeth
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 16, 2026
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ADU
Soccer star Freddy who played for D.C. United
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SHREKFOREVERAFTER
2010 animated film featuring Princess Fiona
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ESME
"Hanna" star Creed-Miles
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WES
"Yellowstone" star Bentley
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 11, 2026
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MOMAGER
Rep who is also the parent of a child star, perhaps
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 11, 2026
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COCO
Pixar film set partially in the afterlife
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FIND
Happen across
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ELVIS
"Jailhouse Rock" star
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PATINA
Green film on copper
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 24, 2026
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YENTL
Film starring Barbra Streisand as a woman who pretends to be a yeshiva boy
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ELMST
Horror film loc.
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POORTHINGS
Oscar-winning film based on an Alasdair Gray novel
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BOGIE
"Casablanca" star, affectionately
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AMANDA
"Mamma Mia!" star Seyfried
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RENEE
"Judy" star Zellweger
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UNCHAINEDMELODY
Righteous Brothers hit in the film "Ghost"
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MOANA
Disney film with the song "Shiny"
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GLEN
"Twisters" star Powell
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BLAHBLAHBLAH
"... and other meaningless drivel," or what can be found at the start of 20-, 34-, and 44-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 1, 2026
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HANS
"Dune" film score composer Zimmer
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 1, 2026
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MRLUCKY
Cary Grant film about a gambler
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 31, 2026
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ALIEN
"In space, no one can hear you scream" film
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LEDGER
"Brokeback Mountain" star Heath
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CAINE
"Alfie" star Michael
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 27, 2026
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LYLE
Singing crocodile voiced by Shawn Mendes in a 2022 film
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 23, 2026
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TIM
"Beetlejuice" director Burton
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 21, 2026
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ISHTAR
Beatty/Hoffman film flop
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 18, 2026
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ANYA
"The Menu" star Taylor-Joy
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 17, 2026
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SANT
"Milk" director Gus Van __
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 16, 2026
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BATMAN
Superhero star of a Lego movie
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 16, 2026
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SEEM
Come across as
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 12, 2026
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BUZZWORDS
Trendy jargon, or what can be found at the starts of 17-, 25-, 38-, and 53-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 11, 2026
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ESSENCE
Magazine whose first editorial director was Gordon Parks
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 9, 2026
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POKERNIGHT
Evening when one hopes to get a good deal, and when one might hear the starts of 18-, 23-, 37-, and 47-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 6, 2026
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DENIRO
"The Irishman" star Robert
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 5, 2026
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ASANDOLDLACE
Cary Grant film that airs periodically on classic movie channels?
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 3, 2026
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LALA
"__ Land": Emma Stone/Ryan Gosling musical film
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 28, 2026
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AKIRA
"Rashomon" director Kurosawa
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 27, 2026
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REALID
Driver's lic. with an added star
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 23, 2026
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ILANA
"Broad City" star Glazer
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 22, 2026
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TORERO
Corrida star
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 19, 2026
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MANN
"Ferrari" director Michael
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 15, 2026
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EVA
TV star Longoria
Universal Crossword · Apr 14, 2026
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JEREMYIRONS
"Reversal of Fortune" star gets the wrinkles out?
Universal Crossword · Apr 14, 2026
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CARELL
"The Office" star Steve
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 13, 2026
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ISSA
"Insecure" star Rae
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 12, 2026
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LEA
"Glee" star Michele
Universal Crossword · Apr 11, 2026
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LYONNE
"Poker Face" star Natasha
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 11, 2026
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PRODUCE
Back, as a film
Universal Crossword · Apr 10, 2026
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OSAGE
"August: ___ County" (Streep film)
Universal Crossword · Apr 9, 2026
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MOVIEVILLAIN
(... 5-8 ...) figure in a film
Universal Crossword · Apr 6, 2026
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IRAN
Home country of filmmaker Asghar Farhadi
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 26, 2026
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ESS
Slow start?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 25, 2026
1%
EYETOEYE
*How like-minded people see, or a phonetic hint for the answers to the starred clues?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 23, 2026
1%
SHEEPSEYES
Exhibit D: That goofy stare
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 22, 2026
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URL
Address that often starts with "www"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 21, 2026
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METEORSHOWER
One who is always pointing at shooting stars?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 20, 2026
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CAM
Short filmmaker?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 13, 2026
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JDATE
Social app with a synagogue directory
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ASOF
Words before a start date
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HITRECORD
Start filming, say
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 10, 2026
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ARGO
Cornstarch brand
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 8, 2026
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IPOS
Long-term goals for some startups
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 6, 2026
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GEO
Logical start
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 5, 2026
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MFA
Theater director's deg.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 3, 2026
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AHAMOMENT
Puzzle solver's breakthrough, or what the answers to the starred clues have in common
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 25, 2026
1%
LEI
Fragrant chain
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 23, 2026
1%
PANDA
Bamboo-loving bear, or, when parsed in three parts, a feature of the answers to the starred clues
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 18, 2026
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SOLARPOWER
Clean energy option, or a hint to what the answers to the starred clues have?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 14, 2026
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RATE
Assign stars to
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 5, 2026
1%
DOUBLECHECK
Go over twice, or what can be found in the answer to each starred clue
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 4, 2026
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SEED
__ money: startup funds
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 3, 2026
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SOFIA
"Priscilla" writer/director Coppola
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 2, 2026
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EGOT
Showbiz grand slam
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 2, 2026
1%
AROUNDTHECORNER
Not far off, or where to look to make this puzzle's starred clues match their answers?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 31, 2026
1%
MADEYOULOOK
"Gotcha!," and what can be said about the answers to the starred clues
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 29, 2026
1%
EVEN
Like the score at the start of overtime
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 28, 2026
1%
AVON
Cosmetics giant that started as the California Perfume Company
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 28, 2026
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SAGE
Fragrant herb
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 27, 2026
1%
IBEFOREE
Start of a spelling rule, or a rule to keep in mind while answering the starred clues
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 26, 2026
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FLAUNT
Display flagrantly
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 26, 2026
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BLUSHBLINDNESS
Tendency to overuse a certain cosmetic, or what has caused a mismatch between the starred clues and their answers?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 24, 2026
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IDOL
Megastar
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 24, 2026
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ALBA
"Jane the Virgin" grandmother
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 22, 2026
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OLMOS
"Battlestar Galactica" actor Edward James __
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 21, 2026
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SMELLS
Fragrances
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 15, 2026
1%
DOUBLEAGENTS
Spies with divided loyalties, and what the answers to the starred clues are
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 15, 2026
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AUTEUR
Stylish filmmaker
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 15, 2026
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MEL
"The Producers" filmmaker Brooks
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 13, 2026
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ENOLA
Sherlock's sister, per three Netflix films
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 13, 2026
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ANGER
Emotion voiced by Lewis Black in the "Inside Out" films
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 13, 2026
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MEA
Apology starter
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 12, 2026
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SUSAN
Geena's "Thelma & Louise" co-star
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 8, 2026
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ASSUMED
Taken for granted
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 5, 2026
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ONCE
Fairy tale start
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 3, 2026
1%
HUDSON
"Heated Rivalry" co-star Williams
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 30, 2026
1%
GOGREEN
Strive to reduce one's carbon footprint, or what the answers to the starred clues do?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 29, 2026
1%
LOG
"Captain's __, stardate ... "
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 25, 2026
1%
ENDWITHABANG
Finish dramatically, or what the answers to the starred clues do
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 24, 2026
1%
CHINESECHECKERS
Contest played on a star-shaped board
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 23, 2026
1%
KAL
Penn of "Harold & Kumar" films
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 22, 2026
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NONNA
Italian grandma
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 17, 2026
1%
TEN
Countdown start
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 11, 2026
1%
THEVOICE
NBC singing competition that completed its 29th season in 2026, or what appears to get louder at the ends of the answers to the starred clues?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 11, 2026
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ERIVO
"Wicked" co-star Cynthia
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 10, 2026
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SAABS
Models whose names typically started with 9
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 6, 2026
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TEAANDTOAST
Simple way to start the day
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 6, 2026
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COMINGALIVE
Really starting to shine
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 6, 2026
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CLONEWAR
Backdrop of an animated series in a Lucasfilm franchise
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 5, 2026
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COEN
Last name of filmmakers Ethan and Joel
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 31, 2026
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ODOR
Fragrance
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 29, 2026
1%
PINE
Fragrant tree
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 28, 2026
1%
GETTHELEADOUT
"Move it!," or how to make this puzzle's starred clues match their answers
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 22, 2026
1%
SECRETMENU
Unpublicized restaurant offering, or a feature of the answer to each starred clue
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 21, 2026
1%
TYRONE
Power of classic films
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 14, 2026
1%
ALDA
Farr co-star
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 10, 2026
1%
SCARE
Give a start
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 10, 2026
1%
KOHLS
Department store chain with TV ads starring Ellie Kemper
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 10, 2026
1%
PAYNE
Writer/director Alexander with two Oscars for Best Adapted Screenplay
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 6, 2026
1%
DON
Mattingly who was the Yankees starting first baseman for 12 seasons
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 5, 2026
1%
ACE
Stack starter in solitaire
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 4, 2026
1%
ARTSY
Like many indie films
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 3, 2026
1%
GAWK
Be starstruck
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 29, 2026
1%
NEO
Fresh start?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 23, 2026
1%
FLANS
Custardy desserts
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 23, 2026
1%
INRE
Memo starter
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 19, 2026
1%
RIAN
"Wake Up Dead Man" filmmaker Johnson
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 18, 2026
1%
RUSSO
Shared surname in Marvel films
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 18, 2026
1%
EGGDROP
Classic science class experiment ... or a hint to the starred clues' answers
Universal Crossword · Apr 17, 2026
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BELOWDECK
Long-running reality show filmed on a yacht
Universal Crossword · Apr 15, 2026
1%
GIVEN
Something taken for granted
Universal Crossword · Apr 14, 2026
1%
ANNASUI
Fashion designer with the fragrance Dolly Girl
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 12, 2026
1%
EXILED
Like Romeo at the start of Act V
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 12, 2026
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URAL
Range that starts near the Kara Sea
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 12, 2026
1%
GAGA
Superstar Lady
Universal Crossword · Apr 11, 2026
1%
ALUMSIDING
*Metallic house exterior (Read six letters in this answer counterclockwise, starting at letter three)
Universal Crossword · Apr 10, 2026
1%
CEDAR
Fragrant chest wood
Universal Crossword · Apr 9, 2026
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SCARFACE
Brian De Palma crime classic starring Al Pacino
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 6, 2026
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AROMA
Fragrance
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 6, 2026

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How many possible solutions does ""Gran Torino" director, and a star of the film hinted at in 20-, 25- and 44-Across" have?
We found 1 exact solution and 189 total potential answers including similar clues. The most likely answer is CLINTEASTWOOD (13 letters).
What is the best answer for ""Gran Torino" director, and a star of the film hinted at in 20-, 25- and 44-Across"?
The best answer for ""Gran Torino" director, and a star of the film hinted at in 20-, 25- and 44-Across" is CLINTEASTWOOD with 13 letters. This answer has a 99% confidence rating based on our database of crossword solutions.
Where has ""Gran Torino" director, and a star of the film hinted at in 20-, 25- and 44-Across" been used as a crossword clue?
This clue has appeared 1 time in our database. It has been featured in Universal Crossword. It was last seen in the Universal Crossword on March 3, 2021.
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