The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word OSCARS
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result OSCARS
- Awards zero marks
- Awards no marks
- Hammerstein’s ceremony?
- Players’ awards without a blemish?
- Stretch limos for 20 event?
- Mutual admiration ceremonies? You may see one or two in Hollywood
- Awards zero marks?
- Very large vehicles getting awards
- Limos perhaps following very big ceremony
- Awards, for dramatic achievements, zero marks
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "Hammerstein/ceremony" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case hammerstein/ceremony = oscars.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does OSCARS mean?
OSCARS noun- Astronotus ocellatus, a cichlid fish, native to South America, sometimes kept in aquariums.