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BEST PICT URES

Wednesday, August 13, 2025 Constructed by S.N. 78 clues
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Across

  1. Step heavily (on) 5 ℓ
  2. South Pacific island nation 4 ℓ
  3. Two-band, as a car radio 4 ℓ
  4. Unemotional 6 ℓ
  5. Large briny bodies 4 ℓ
  6. EKG evaluators 3 ℓ
  7. Leaning Tower locale 4 ℓ
  8. Acknowledge applause 3 ℓ
  9. It's east of Nebraska 4 ℓ
  10. See 20-Across 10 ℓ
  11. Blacken on a grill 4 ℓ
  12. Romance writer Roberts 4 ℓ
  13. French farewell 5 ℓ
  14. Radiate out 4 ℓ
  15. Midmorning hr. 5 ℓ
  16. Workshop selection 4 ℓ
  17. Ghost Hunters cable channel 4 ℓ
  18. Bart Simpson's bus driver 4 ℓ
  19. Manuscript changes 5 ℓ
  20. High male voice 5 ℓ
  21. "King" of nursery rhyme 4 ℓ
  22. Venerated person 4 ℓ
  23. Capital of Ghana 5 ℓ
  24. Dinette or den 4 ℓ
  25. Auction off, say 4 ℓ
  26. Bonnets and berets 4 ℓ
  27. With 57-Across, Oscar film for '91 (with Jodie Foster) 10 ℓ
  28. Memorable period 3 ℓ
  29. Make, as mittens 4 ℓ
  30. Trail behind 3 ℓ
  31. "It's my turn" 4 ℓ
  32. Salutes with raised glasses 6 ℓ
  33. With 43-Across, Oscar film for '07 (with Tommy Lee Jones) 9 ℓ
  34. Wed secretly 5 ℓ
  35. Purina sister brand 4 ℓ
  36. Well-honed 4 ℓ
  37. Mysterious glows 5 ℓ
  38. Author Asimov 5 ℓ
  39. See 38-Across 9 ℓ
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Down

  1. Imperative from 49-Across 4 ℓ
  2. Adversities 4 ℓ
  3. Abrupt bump 4 ℓ
  4. Mental spark 4 ℓ
  5. Glass boxes at pet shops 9 ℓ
  6. Nostalgic souvenirs 8 ℓ
  7. Shepherd's concern 5 ℓ
  8. Eclipse participant 4 ℓ
  9. Fraction of a square mile 4 ℓ
  10. Treeless plain 7 ℓ
  11. Whom a "code" was named for 5 ℓ
  12. Some time ago 4 ℓ
  13. Engineering school, for short 4 ℓ
  14. Prez on a fiver 3 ℓ
  15. Sherlock's "underway" 5 ℓ
  16. Walked in water 5 ℓ
  17. Leisurely run 4 ℓ
  18. Tops, as a torte 4 ℓ
  19. "Gracious!" 4 ℓ
  20. Stray sheep or calf 4 ℓ
  21. Heavenly light 4 ℓ
  22. Small-size 4 ℓ
  23. Tuckered out 4 ℓ
  24. Amounts of money 4 ℓ
  25. On the __ (fleeing) 3 ℓ
  26. Debt document 3 ℓ
  27. Word on pennies and 20s 4 ℓ
  28. Thumbs (through) 5 ℓ
  29. Parcel out 5 ℓ
  30. Start getting paid to play 5 ℓ
  31. Reads closely (over) 5 ℓ
  32. What powered ancient engines 5 ℓ
  33. Tire pattern 5 ℓ
  34. Brings into harmony 5 ℓ
  35. Year-end candy shape 4 ℓ
  36. Summer gathering with splashing 9 ℓ
  37. Augments 8 ℓ
  38. Keep apart from all others 7 ℓ
  39. Half of CIV 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Wednesday, August 13, 2025 is titled “BEST PICT URES” and was constructed by S.N.. The puzzle features 78 clues arranged in a 21×21 grid — the standard format for Sunday-size puzzles.

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The Newsday Crossword is published daily by Newsday on Long Island and edited by Stan Newman. Difficulty builds across the week from a gentle Monday introduction up to Saturday’s legendary themeless Stumper. The official puzzle is available on the Newsday Games site. For other days, browse the complete Newsday Crossword archive indexed by date.

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