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BEST PICT URES

Thursday, August 14, 2025 Constructed by S.N. 76 clues
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Across

  1. Virgo follower 5 ℓ
  2. Secrets, for short 5 ℓ
  3. Sydney Zoo favorites 6 ℓ
  4. See 25-Across 8 ℓ
  5. Quilt filling 5 ℓ
  6. Associate (with) 3 ℓ
  7. Boardroom accessory 5 ℓ
  8. Vanilla __ latte 4 ℓ
  9. Partake of 3 ℓ
  10. NHL or NBA stats 3 ℓ
  11. With 54-Across, Oscar film for '45 (with Ray Milland) 7 ℓ
  12. See 51-Across 7 ℓ
  13. Prairie cousin 6 ℓ
  14. Pastoral poems 6 ℓ
  15. Smart-alecky 5 ℓ
  16. Too high to buy 5 ℓ
  17. Scholarly show-off 6 ℓ
  18. Nation north of the Philippines 6 ℓ
  19. With 15-Across, Oscar film for '87 (with Peter O'Toole) 7 ℓ
  20. See 14-Across 7 ℓ
  21. Barbadian singer, to fans 4 ℓ
  22. Partook of 3 ℓ
  23. Title like Mrs. 3 ℓ
  24. Partaking of 5 ℓ
  25. Family member, familiarly 3 ℓ
  26. Family member, familiarly 5 ℓ
  27. With 43-Across, Oscar film for '36 (with William Powell) 8 ℓ
  28. Quit 6 ℓ
  29. Bucks and bulls 3 ℓ
  30. Little Women girl 3 ℓ
  31. Marvel guy you shouldn't get mad 4 ℓ
  32. Former JFK lander 3 ℓ
  33. Speak ill of 3 ℓ
  34. GPS calculation 3 ℓ
  35. Pseudonym, for short 3 ℓ
  36. Pilot prefix 4 ℓ
  37. Vietnam Veterans Memorial designer 3 ℓ
  38. Noteworthy epoch 3 ℓ
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Down

  1. Most suspicious 8 ℓ
  2. NFC West team 6 ℓ
  3. 52-Down "she" 3 ℓ
  4. Bit of advice 3 ℓ
  5. Appoint 4 ℓ
  6. Gossip column twosomes 5 ℓ
  7. ABA member 3 ℓ
  8. HMO personnel 3 ℓ
  9. 52-Down plea 3 ℓ
  10. Sitting at a light 6 ℓ
  11. Didn't ditch 4 ℓ
  12. Trial rituals 5 ℓ
  13. Holdings of value 6 ℓ
  14. Nothing at all 3 ℓ
  15. Lacking loyalty 6 ℓ
  16. Pirate's pal 5 ℓ
  17. Olive oil amts. 4 ℓ
  18. Missions for 6-Across 3 ℓ
  19. Pore over 3 ℓ
  20. St. Pete summer setting 3 ℓ
  21. Badger St. 3 ℓ
  22. Green land 3 ℓ
  23. Scams via spam 7 ℓ
  24. Claim of innocence 5 ℓ
  25. The Declaration's axioms 6 ℓ
  26. Pored over 4 ℓ
  27. Stanford alternative 3 ℓ
  28. Fine flooring 3 ℓ
  29. Bit by bit 7 ℓ
  30. Final authority 5 ℓ
  31. Potpourri 7 ℓ
  32. Sends out 5 ℓ
  33. Little doll 5 ℓ
  34. Sign of spring? 5 ℓ
  35. Offer of assistance 8 ℓ
  36. Joan of Arc siege city 7 ℓ
  37. It's northeast of Seville 6 ℓ
  38. Pint-size beverage 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Thursday, August 14, 2025 is titled “BEST PICT URES” and was constructed by S.N.. The puzzle features 76 clues arranged in a 21×21 grid — the standard format for Sunday-size puzzles.

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Newsday BEST PICT URES Crossword August 14 2025 Answers