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Definitions for word EMOTE

The following 90 definitions were found. Click the dates to see the answer in context.
DateGridClueAuthor
Wednesday, July 14, 201044DBe melodramaticMichael Black
Tuesday, June 01, 201047DOverdo it onstageSarah Keller
Sunday, May 09, 2010129AAct badly?Elizabeth C. Gorski
Monday, April 12, 201010DAct with great feelingIan Livengood
Tuesday, June 23, 200924DHam it upCaleb Madison
Thursday, May 14, 20096DMake a big scene?David J. Kahn
Thursday, March 26, 200959AChew the sceneryEdward Safran
Friday, February 13, 200960AAct unprofessionallyDoug Peterson
Sunday, November 16, 200836AShow too much feeling?Merl Reagle
Monday, September 29, 200845AHam it upSharon Delorme
Wednesday, May 28, 200852APlay broadlyC. W. Stewart
Wednesday, May 07, 200837AGo too far onstageRichard Silvestri
Sunday, May 04, 200819ATry to steal the scene, maybeRichard Silvestri
Saturday, April 19, 20089DEngage in cabotinageBob Klahn
Tuesday, March 04, 200868APlay to the back of the audienceKevin Donovan
Monday, February 11, 200853DOveractKen Bessette
Sunday, January 06, 2008113AOverdo it, in a wayLynn Lempel
Friday, November 09, 200737AGet all histrionicHenry Hook
Wednesday, October 31, 200737AHam it upKen Stern
Saturday, October 27, 200750DMug, e.g.Brendan Emmett Quigley
Sunday, October 07, 200746DWax theatricalNancy Salomon and Harvey Estes
Thursday, September 13, 200746DOverplayJoe Krozel & Victor Fleming
Monday, June 11, 200719APlay a role none too subtlyHarriet Clifton
Wednesday, May 30, 200719ASpeak histrionicallyMike Nothnagel
Friday, May 18, 200749ACry too readily, maybeDavid Quarfoot
Thursday, February 15, 200722DAct broadlyElizabeth Rehfeld
Sunday, December 31, 200668DNot play it straightElizabeth C. Gorski
Tuesday, August 22, 20062DOveractMichael J. Doran
Monday, December 05, 200560APlay much too broadly on stageGary Steinmehl
Thursday, November 17, 200548DNot play subtlyBrendan Emmett Quigley
Wednesday, May 11, 200532DOverdo a sceneKumar Balani and Lou Sabin
Tuesday, May 03, 200570APlay to the back row and then someGary Steinmehl
Friday, April 08, 200531DBe theatricalManny Nosowsky
Wednesday, February 09, 200553APlay too broadlyAlan Arbesfeld
Saturday, January 22, 200516ANot keep one's feelings pent upByron Walden
Monday, January 17, 200560AHam it upAlison Donald
Sunday, January 02, 200557DShow feelingsPatrick Merrell
Sunday, January 04, 200434DNot hold backPatrick Merrell
Friday, September 12, 200330AOverdo a scene, saySherry O. Blackard
Sunday, June 22, 200329DDo a part poorlyJohn Duschatko
Tuesday, May 27, 200355DMilk a scene for all it's worthPAtrick MErrell
Thursday, March 27, 200323APlay too broadlyDavid J. Kahn
Tuesday, March 11, 200330DHam it upJanice M. Putney
Tuesday, December 03, 200222ABe a hamTyler Hinman
Sunday, April 28, 2002124AOverdo it, in a wayElizabeth C. Gorski
Wednesday, April 10, 200233DAct badly?Gregory Casagrande
Sunday, March 31, 20022DBe theatricalLynn Lempel
Tuesday, January 15, 200238AOveractKelly Clark
Saturday, September 08, 200136AGushJim Page
Tuesday, August 14, 200119ARage, e.g., onstageRandall J. Hartman
Wednesday, May 16, 200168AChew the sceneryRichard Silvestri
Sunday, May 13, 200163ABe actorishNancy Nicholson Joline
Tuesday, May 08, 200126DHam it upMark P. Sherwood
Sunday, May 06, 200122AGet carried away in HollywoodManny Nosowsky
Sunday, December 17, 200066DPlay to the raftersFrances Hansen
Wednesday, December 06, 200027DBe a ham in "Hamlet"?Mel Taub (and crossword class)
Monday, December 04, 200056DOverdo it on stageEileen Lexau
Sunday, October 01, 200019DOverdramatizeNancy Nicholson Joline
Saturday, July 29, 200028AGo overboard, in a wayRich Norris
Tuesday, July 11, 200054DHam it upNick Grivas and Nancy Salomon
Wednesday, May 31, 200052AAct badlyM. Francis Vuolo
Thursday, June 17, 19991DHardly underplayRichard Silvestri
Monday, May 24, 199949DOveractGregory E. Paul
Wednesday, April 21, 199956AOveractMary E. Brindamour
Tuesday, April 13, 199952DHam it upFred Piscop
Tuesday, March 02, 19999AHam it upStephanie Spadaccini
Wednesday, November 18, 199822DHam it upStephanie Spadaccini
Saturday, November 07, 199851AShed crocodile tearsRaymond Hamel
Thursday, May 21, 199851ATurn on the dramaticsCathy Millhauser
Wednesday, May 06, 19987DChew the sceneryRichard Hughes
Wednesday, December 31, 199759AChew the sceneryAlfio Micci
Monday, December 29, 199734DHam it upGregory E. Paul
Wednesday, May 14, 199769AOveractNorman S. Wizer
Tuesday, February 11, 199748DOverplay onstageP. Jordan
Friday, November 22, 199626DPlay without restraintA. K. Justin
Tuesday, September 10, 199647DPlay to the balconyG. E. Paul
Monday, September 02, 199653DHam it upF. Piscop
Thursday, July 25, 199661AOveractA. J. Santora
Wednesday, July 10, 199620APlay the hamDiane C. Baldwin
Sunday, February 25, 199682DGush feelingD. Niles
Thursday, July 13, 19959DOverdramatizeA.J. Santora
Monday, February 27, 199547DOveractSidney L. Robbins
Saturday, February 11, 199550AGushRandolph Ross
Thursday, September 29, 199466AHam it upRandolph Ross
Sunday, August 07, 199467DGushDean Niles
Sunday, April 10, 199441DGushTrip Payne
Monday, February 14, 199430DOveractNancy Joline
Sunday, January 16, 1994119AChew the sceneryErnst Theimer
Thursday, January 13, 199463ABe a hamHarvey Estes
Sunday, January 02, 199417DOveractBrian G. Tyler

NEW: 1 clue for EMOTE from Variety (Second Sunday) puzzles.

DateTypeGridClueAuthor
November 28, 1999panda41AImitate ham actor Tom with easeMel Taub