Clues for the word "OVERACT"
We've had 25 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 60 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New Zealand Herald crossword on November 30, 2025.
Definition of overact
- v. t. - To act or perform to excess; to exaggerate in acting; as, he overacted his part.
- v. t. - To act upon, or influence, unduly.
- v. i. - To act more than is necessary; to go to excess in action.
Referring Clues
- Emote
- "Saw the air too much with your hand," in Shakespeare's words
- Ham it up
- Play to the balcony
- Chew the scenery
- Play to the gallery
- Be heavy-handed, in a way
- Be a ham
- Exaggerate
- Public scoffs a starter of cheese and ham
- Mug, e.g.
- Implement to carve ham
- Ham
- Cavort wildly around East Ham
- Cook to carve ham
- Ham and egg girl cut, removing filling
- Ham - pile it on
- Exaggerate about something done
- It's past lunch time, so carve the ham
- Ham is above the law
- Wrongly take center stage?
- Ham provided by girl in October
- Be hammy
- Be melodramatic
- Mug, say
Last Seen In
- New Zealand Herald - November 30, 2025
- Your Life Choices - November 28, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - April 03, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - March 29, 2025
- Your Life Choices - January 13, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - January 02, 2025
- Your Life Choices - July 19, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - July 07, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - July 01, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - March 17, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - February 24, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - January 25, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - December 18, 2023
- New Zealand Herald - December 05, 2023
- LA Times - November 30, 2023
- Your Life Choices - August 28, 2023
- Your Life Choices - May 09, 2023
- Your Life Choices - May 07, 2023
- New Zealand Herald - April 11, 2023
- Mindfood Daily - December 24, 2022
- Mindfood Daily - October 20, 2022
- New Zealand Herald - September 01, 2022
- Daily Cryptic - July 07, 2022
- New Zealand Herald - June 20, 2022
- Daily Cryptic - January 25, 2018
- Canadiana - December 25, 2017
- Canadiana - December 18, 2017
- Guardian Speedy - October 08, 2017
- Guardian Cryptic - September 27, 2016
- Wall Street Journal - September 01, 2016
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