Oscar-winning "GoodFellas" actor Crossword Clue

Looking for the answer to “Oscar-winning "GoodFellas" actor” from the New York Times crossword of December 2, 2025? It has 8 letters. Flip the tiles one at a time, try a hint first, or look through the rest of that puzzle.

Crossword answer

NEW YORK TIMES, DECEMBER 2, 2025

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Hints

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Hint 1 Meaning

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More clues from the New York Times (December 2, 2025)

Across

1. Posts on a battleship, say
6. Comic Idle of Monty Python
10. Sport with striking and grappling, for short
13. "Grrr!"
14. Pro ___ (fairly divided)
15. Ray of light
16. Cozy corners
17. Carpe ___ (seize the day: Lat.)
18. Breakfast brand originally known as Froffles
19. One of 14 in New York's Liberty Island
20. "Please help!"
21. Decadent dessert
23. Oscar-winning "GoodFellas" actor
25. British "facilities"
26. Number of U.S. states with a single-syllable name
27. The Hawks and the Pelicans, for two
32. Longtime home of Stephen Colbert
35. A million years, so to speak
36. Go on for-ev-er
37. Many a TikToker's music rendition
39. Deep down
41. "That being said …," to a texter
42. Like most audiobooks before the rise of streaming
44. "We have the meats" sloganeer
45. Herbal remedy in a cleanse
47. Blue Moon, for one
48. "If it be now, ___ not to come": Hamlet
49. Family-friendly film fare
54. The "O" of A.O.C.
57. Little devil
58. Scandinavian city that's home to a bunch of Munch
59. Fizzy drink
60. Weak, submissive person, in modern slang
62. Wing it onstage
63. Blast
64. "Superfruit" whose name has two diacritics
65. Carhop's article of footwear
66. Go (for)
67. Sweet person
68. Not nearly as cool

Down

1. Nicki ___, "Starships" rapper
2. Gas brand owned by BP
3. Dessert item usually eaten moments after it's made
4. Criticize unfairly
5. 1960s antiwar grp.
6. Hospital staffer, for short
7. With 43-Down, seeking funding from investors … or what you're doing in 4-, 9-, 15- and 38-Down?
8. Suffix with Manhattan or Brooklyn
9. Brought up the rear
10. Prefix that's bigger than kilo-
11. Bible figures invoked by O. Henry
12. Love of Spanish?
15. Grey Goose competitor
20. Chicago-to-Indianapolis dir.
22. Hairball hacker
24. Subject of the Tenth Commandment
28. Bit in a friendship bracelet
29. Many a Mideast native
30. 1970s sitcom title character who "can turn the world on with her smile"
31. Superiors to cpls.
32. Oaf
33. What spicy food has
34. Lay eyes on
35. Clearasil target
38. "Huh, better than I expected"
40. Ring of light
43. See 7-Down
46. Top of the hour?
47. Electric guitarist's accessory
50. Communication system for almost two billion people
51. Belief system for almost two billion people
52. Top-tier
53. Not drunk
54. Dos cubed
55. Business that's owned and managed by its members
56. Frequently
61. Prefix with conscious
62. Communication syst. in which the letter Z is drawn with one's index finger

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Questions

What is the answer to “Oscar-winning "GoodFellas" actor”?

JOEPESCI, 8 letters.

When was “Oscar-winning "GoodFellas" actor” last seen in a crossword?

In the New York Times crossword of December 2, 2025.

How many letters does the answer have?

8 letters, starting with J.