Lead-in to "land" in an Oscar-winning 2020 film Crossword Clue

Looking for the answer to “Lead-in to "land" in an Oscar-winning 2020 film” from the New York Times Bonus crossword of March 1, 2025? It has 5 letters. Flip the tiles one at a time, try a hint first, or look through the rest of that puzzle.

Crossword answer

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Hints

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Hint 1 Meaning

Hint 2 Anagram

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More clues from the New York Times Bonus (March 1, 2025)

Across

1. Genre for "Nickel Boys"
6. Abyss
11. Carvey of "Wayne's World"
15. Unwilling to adapt
16. "The Adventures of ___ March" (Saul Bellow novel)
17. North Carolina college town
18. Best Actor winner for his role as a holocaust survivor in "The Brutalist"
20. What you might step out of to walk on the red carpet
21. Steeped beverage
22. Make public, as a list of nominations
23. "___ Misérables" (2012 film nominated for eight Oscars)
25. Asset for one composing a musical score
26. Nickname found in three consecutive letters of the alphabet
27. ___ Torres, "I'm Still Here" co-star nominated for Best Actress
29. "Cool" amount of money
31. Notorious Roman emperor
34. Like the fate of star-crossed lovers in films like "Casablanca"
35. Actor Liu of "Barbie"
36. Oscar hopeful's hope
38. Currency of India
42. Film for which Timothée Chalamet was nominated for Best Actor for his role as Bob Dylan
45. "No prob!"
46. "Repeat" symbol on a musical score
47. You might watch movies on one
48. Upton Sinclair novel on which "There Will Be Blood" was based
50. "Near, far, wherever you are / I believe that the heart ___ go on" (lyric from 1997's Best Original Song)
51. Number of Oscar nominations for each of "Wicked" and "The Brutalist"
52. Film for which Colman Domingo was nominated for Best Actor
56. You might watch the Oscars on them
58. Kissing by the lockers, say, for short
59. ___ out a win
60. Irene who sang 1980's Best Original Song "Fame" and 1983's Best Original Song "Flashdance … What a Feeling"
62. "All Quiet on the Western Front" setting, for short
65. So much
67. Musical comedy-thriller nominated for 13 Oscars, winning two
70. ___ Moore, Best Actress nominee for "The Substance"
71. What the substance is, in "The Substance"
72. Cynthia ___, Best Actress nominee who portrays Elphaba in "Wicked"
73. Make a film ready for an audience, say
74. Places for caravans to stop and rest
75. Word you don't want to see describing your red carpet look

Down

1. "Aw, darn!"
2. Lyft request
3. City that's home to the Taj Mahal
4. Certain Nintendo avatar
5. Skillful
6. Lyft alternatives
7. "The ___ Locker" (Best Picture winner)
8. In years past
9. Walk like a crab
10. Seth of "Late Night"
11. Guillermo ___ Toro, Oscar-winning director
12. Oscar-nominated 2023 short film with a space in its title (that spells an earlier one-word Oscar-winning film without it!)
13. Lead-in to "land" in an Oscar-winning 2020 film
14. 2024 film that took home five Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director
19. Like phrases designating places or things
24. Sarcasm
26. "___ Millionaire" (Best Picture winner)
27. Pass up, in a less common spelling
28. Virtual commercial "containers" like banners or offerwalls
29. Mineral used in makeup and countertops
30. "Time for me to hand out an Oscar!"
32. Woolly characters in 1995's "Babe"
33. Unlike any of the feature films nominated for 2025 Oscars
35. Biological bag
37. "___: Part Two," Oscar-nominated sci-fi sequel starring Timothée Chalamet
39. Religious figure who dies at the beginning of "Conclave"
40. McGregor named by IndieWire as one of the best actors never to have received an Oscar nomination
41. One might be spoiled by a spoiler
43. Desirable trait for someone attending a red carpet event
44. Cosa ___ (Mafia of "The Godfather" films)
49. "Do it this way!"
52. Garden shovel
53. Ran without moving
54. Oscar-nominated actress Watts
55. Ancient Greek city with a mythical lion
57. Used an e-cigarette
60. 1985 film that was based on a board game
61. Winning an Oscar and winning a Grammy are ambitious ones
62. Legal order
63. "___ got a lot of big stars here tonight!"
64. Polo competitor
66. What might be traded for tat
68. Grp. that gets a lot of mail in April
69. The Golden Age of Hollywood, for one

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Questions

What is the answer to “Lead-in to "land" in an Oscar-winning 2020 film”?

NOMAD, 5 letters: a wanderer.

When was “Lead-in to "land" in an Oscar-winning 2020 film” last seen in a crossword?

In the New York Times Bonus crossword of March 1, 2025.

How many letters does the answer have?

5 letters, starting with N.