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BEST PICT URES

Friday, August 15, 2025 Constructed by S.N. 78 clues
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Across

  1. Dinner table don't 4 ℓ
  2. 1/2 fl. oz. 4 ℓ
  3. Bldg. mgr. 4 ℓ
  4. Skip it 4 ℓ
  5. Dream adjunct 3 ℓ
  6. Sty dweller 3 ℓ
  7. Passing successes 3 ℓ
  8. Battery measure 4 ℓ
  9. Bullet point 4 ℓ
  10. Obliterates 6 ℓ
  11. See 20-Across 8 ℓ
  12. See 18-Across 10 ℓ
  13. No __ land 4 ℓ
  14. Squeaky toy seller 5 ℓ
  15. Conspire 4 ℓ
  16. It's inevitable 4 ℓ
  17. TiVo alternative 4 ℓ
  18. Textile fiber 4 ℓ
  19. "And don't forget..." 4 ℓ
  20. 5-Across' apt., perhaps 4 ℓ
  21. Key, for instance 4 ℓ
  22. Midriff protrusion 5 ℓ
  23. "Beg pardon?" 4 ℓ
  24. With 65-Across, Oscar films for '44 and '32 (with Bing Crosby, Greta Garbo) 10 ℓ
  25. Detonate 6 ℓ
  26. With 61-Across Oscar film for '62 (with Peter O'Toole) 8 ℓ
  27. Follow around 4 ℓ
  28. Not in doubt 4 ℓ
  29. Get into 3 ℓ
  30. "How awful!" 3 ℓ
  31. Isn't missing 3 ℓ
  32. Mediation agcy. 4 ℓ
  33. Sounds distressed 5 ℓ
  34. With 46-Across, Oscar film for '37 (with Paul Muni) 9 ℓ
  35. 40-day captain 4 ℓ
  36. Iranian faith 5 ℓ
  37. Roman "well" 4 ℓ
  38. See 33-Across 9 ℓ
  39. Henry Ford II's dad 5 ℓ
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Down

  1. Mixer accessory 4 ℓ
  2. Mottled mount 5 ℓ
  3. Unexcitable 5 ℓ
  4. Catch fire 4 ℓ
  5. Clothes 7 ℓ
  6. Partial score? 3 ℓ
  7. Is busy with 5 ℓ
  8. Sports org. that added "P" to its initials 4 ℓ
  9. Indication 4 ℓ
  10. "Father" prefix 5 ℓ
  11. Stirs up, as memories 9 ℓ
  12. Still in its shell 9 ℓ
  13. Swanky 4 ℓ
  14. Forecast stat 4 ℓ
  15. Hot-air machine 5 ℓ
  16. Handled 5 ℓ
  17. Final tally 5 ℓ
  18. Florida's "Big Guava" 5 ℓ
  19. Plunder 4 ℓ
  20. Salad cheese 4 ℓ
  21. Patterson sleuth 4 ℓ
  22. Regarding 4 ℓ
  23. Not around today 3 ℓ
  24. Wonderful land 4 ℓ
  25. Miss 4 ℓ
  26. Grade range 4 ℓ
  27. "That's cheating!" 6 ℓ
  28. Fliers' HQ 3 ℓ
  29. "How can __?" 4 ℓ
  30. Sushi staple 6 ℓ
  31. Auto engine pioneer 4 ℓ
  32. Golden rides 9 ℓ
  33. Pygmalion penner 4 ℓ
  34. It's chased on a court 9 ℓ
  35. Current measure 3 ℓ
  36. Gargoyle look 4 ℓ
  37. Project conclusion 3 ℓ
  38. Mideast leader 4 ℓ
  39. Fond farewell 7 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Friday, August 15, 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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Newsday BEST PICT URES Crossword August 15 2025 Answers