Award for “Spotlight” or “Moonlight” Crossword Clue

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

SPOTLIGHT (noun)
1. a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer
2. a focus of public attention
SPOTLIGHT (verb)
1. move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent
2. illuminate with a spotlight, as in the theater
MOONLIGHT (noun)
1. the light of the Moon
MOONLIGHT (verb)
1. work a second job, usually after hours

More WSJ Crossword (10/3/2026) Answers

Across

1. Sandwich fill for Paddington Bear

10. Kitchen invader

13. French article

16. Character in Progressive ads

19. Proactiv rival

20. Stephen of "The Crying Game"

21. More impatiently eager

23. Oscar winner for 1963’s “Lilies of the Field”

25. Big name in frozen cheesecakes

26. Spanish shaker contents

27. Piece that may be attacked by la dame or le cavalier

28. Citrusy sugar-free brand

30. The Yamaha Banshee 350, e.g.

33. Yogi's need

35. Gander’s mate

37. Fresh from the showers

38. Capital at 12000 feet

40. Toward the rudder

43. Field in which you might study Klein bottles and Möbius strips

50. Arrested

51. Adversary

52. "Let It Go" singer?

53. Cherry discards

54. PetSmart purchases

55. Hollow bread

56. Noncommittal answer

57. Painter Mondrian

58. Meat’s marbling

59. Formally certifies

61. Raconteur's recitals

63. “Password” players, at times

65. Fly ball also called a “duck snort”

66. Bit of balm

68. Lack of reverence

70. Spanish article

71. Where some pitching takes place

75. Bully’s comeback

77. Scrabble rack septet

81. Kindles

82. Neither partner

83. Fling

85. Play group

86. Ben & Jerry's purchase

87. Silk substitute

89. Tool for a gem appraiser

90. Marlins infielder Lopez

91. Id ___

92. Boston seafood specialty

93. Avoided profanity

95. On edge

97. Shelley’s middle name

98. Expedition

99. Historian's concern

100. Height boosters

102. Successor of HST

104. Danson of "The Good Place"

105. Movers of dinghies

109. Builder’s extension

112. CPR expert

114. Home wrecker, of a sort

115. Italian entree prepared by heating meat between two dishes over a boiling pot

121. Emmy winner who served as Screen Actors Guild president in the 1980s

122. “Don’t mind ___ do”

123. Response to a cruel comment

124. Verbal agility

125. Pioneering muscle car

126. Rep.s opponent

127. Group in the pit (and in this puzzle’s PITs)

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Down

1. Dance club VIPs

2. 2001 Will Smith film

3. Spectrum end

4. Occupies, as a battle station

5. Handout from a concierge

6. Eric Clapton song

7. Symbol of power in ancient Egypt

8. Christian from Normandy

9. 2025 Pixar film

10. D-backs, on scoreboards

11. Schindler’s portrayer

12. Diamond covers

13. Virna of “Casanova 70”

14. Coup target

15. Like some bottle caps

16. McDonald’s item since the 1960s

17. Skeevy look

18. Treat with a trademarked design

22. Eye color of about 5% of people

24. Comerica Park team

29. Put a new price on, maybe

30. 'However . . .'

31. Louise’s pal

32. Subordinate sort

34. Ploy

36. Vein makeup

39. Didn't leave

41. Metal marble

42. Belly, informally

44. Basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille

45. “Hamilton” prop

46. “The Teflon Don”

47. Brewery supply

49. WWW-access offerer

50. Snitch

54. “Sturdy batsman” of verse

55. Beverage named for its supposed digestive benefits

58. Tuck, e.g.

60. Highway warning

62. Lip

64. Seller of EcoTank printers

65. Orally

67. “The Devil’s Dictionary” author

69. Harvard Avenue and Fenway on the Green Line, e.g.

71. Criminal outing

72. Happen

73. Caribbean island whose capital is a ghost town due to volcanic eruptions

74. Bygone autocrats

76. Caught sight of

78. Up-to-the-minute news

79. Monticello, e.g

80. High

82. Discreet bid

84. Collector's goal

88. Dinosaur of Mario games

89. Dwindle

92. Some roof work

93. Jon who returned to the Senate to fill John McCain’s seat

94. Loose-fitting nightgown

96. Clips

97. Farewell from a worrier

101. Hero soldier of Spain

103. Pool marking

105. Hearty supper

106. Mani counterpart

107. Dele override

108. Dynamic start?

110. Paul Atreides's father in "Dune"

111. 1939 co-star of Bolger and Haley

113. Scots' caps

116. Canyon feature

117. Champlain, to Champlain

118. Hanoi holiday

119. Ship sealer

120. Words before tear or dare

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