Overact, in a way Crossword Clue

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(verb)
1. give expression or emotion to, in a stage or movie role

Hint 2: Clue Definition

OVERACT (verb)
1. exaggerate one’s acting

More Daily Beast Crossword (8/5/2026) Answers

Across

1. "Boy ___ World"

6. "___ 'Em High" (1968 Clint Eastwood Western)

10. Kacey Musgraves' "Follow Your ___"

11. Cookie pitched by Selena Gomez

12. Licorice flavoring

13. “Schindler’s ___”

14. With 22-Across: Hollywood movie star who's hit it big with TV lately, as noted in a recent Entertainment Weekly piece

16. "Under the ___" (Oscar-winning song from "The Little Mermaid")

17. Carrere in "Wayne's World"

18. Elvis Costello's "My ___ Is True"

19. McMuffin ingredient

22. See 14-Across

24. Like the king in "The King and I"

26. Rich cake

27. Person mentioned in a will

29. Jane ___

30. "___ Enter" (2026 horror movie)

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1. Sirs' counterparts

2. Bert's bath buddy

3. Durance or Mena

4. Reggae great Peter

5. Sugar

6. Tupac Shakur's "___ at Me"

7. India.___

8. Atari 2600 rival of yore

9. "Margo's ___ Money Troubles" (show for which 14-Across got an Emmy nomination)

15. "The Darjeeling ___" (2007 Wes Anderson dramedy)

18. "Hearts ___"

19. Zac in "The Iron Claw"

20. Arrive at

21. Say hey to

22. Poker hand

23. Wishing you were somewhere else, briefly

24. "___ Madison" (show for which many felt 14-Across should have received an Emmy nomination)

25. Joe or Jude preceder, in song titles

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