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STATE DINNER: Black tie optional

Sunday, February 23, 2025 Constructed by Jerry Clarkson 142 clues
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Across

  1. Buffett's birthplace 5 ℓ
  2. China's loan to the National 110-Down 6 ℓ
  3. Building site topper 7 ℓ
  4. Third-person contraction 6 ℓ
  5. Be important 8 ℓ
  6. Broad cuisine category 5 ℓ
  7. Do nothing 3 ℓ
  8. Uncommon sense 3 ℓ
  9. Decided not to 64-Across 5 ℓ
  10. That: Sp. 3 ℓ
  11. DC title 3 ℓ
  12. Snug shelters 5 ℓ
  13. James I's house 6 ℓ
  14. Sitcom opening-credits word 8 ℓ
  15. "I __ my wit's end" 4 ℓ
  16. Bassoon cousin 4 ℓ
  17. SIDE DISH 11 ℓ
  18. Telephone threesome 3 ℓ
  19. Fancy vase 3 ℓ
  20. Stuffed, in Mexican cuisine 8 ℓ
  21. Iowa State's home 4 ℓ
  22. Starter for circular 4 ℓ
  23. Sneaky skill 7 ℓ
  24. DESSERT 17 ℓ
  25. "Great idea" 3 ℓ
  26. Eight, to one who says nein 4 ℓ
  27. Cybernotes 5 ℓ
  28. Beef cut 4 ℓ
  29. Felonious verb 4 ℓ
  30. Sports-page news 5 ℓ
  31. Fr. miss 4 ℓ
  32. Edge of a zodiac sign 4 ℓ
  33. Summer zodiac sign 3 ℓ
  34. Hero of 100+ films since 1918 6 ℓ
  35. COCKTAIL 14 ℓ
  36. Took potshots (at) 6 ℓ
  37. What sales jobs may require 6 ℓ
  38. High praises 7 ℓ
  39. Get by threat 6 ℓ
  40. Gesture of affection 7 ℓ
  41. Thorough investigations 6 ℓ
  42. Watchband 5 ℓ
  43. Spanish explorer 6 ℓ
  44. Telescope part 7 ℓ
  45. Fine wool 6 ℓ
  46. HORS D'OEUVRE 14 ℓ
  47. Wordsworth, for instance 5 ℓ
  48. Sources of shade 4 ℓ
  49. Get bested 4 ℓ
  50. Disloyal one 3 ℓ
  51. Unchangeable outcome 4 ℓ
  52. Disconnect 5 ℓ
  53. Greek Mother Goddess 4 ℓ
  54. Expression of loyalty 4 ℓ
  55. Part of TNT 3 ℓ
  56. APPETIZER 17 ℓ
  57. Oceanographers' hangouts 7 ℓ
  58. Possibly "grand" vacation 4 ℓ
  59. Made a rip in 4 ℓ
  60. Regatta, for instance 8 ℓ
  61. Mid 12th-century year 3 ℓ
  62. Golf instructor 3 ℓ
  63. MAIN COURSE 11 ℓ
  64. Fashion designer Michael 4 ℓ
  65. Norway's patron saint 4 ℓ
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Down

  1. Since you were challenged 7 ℓ
  2. Candidate lists 6 ℓ
  3. Fill with bubbles 6 ℓ
  4. New World Symphony composer 6 ℓ
  5. Constant critic 3 ℓ
  6. Duncan of the Obama cabinet 4 ℓ
  7. HS auxiliaries 4 ℓ
  8. With more stature 6 ℓ
  9. Have a bug 3 ℓ
  10. Patient-care grp. 3 ℓ
  11. Palme __ (Cannes prize) 3 ℓ
  12. Some flat-screens 4 ℓ
  13. Twenty Questions category 6 ℓ
  14. Town on the Thames 6 ℓ
  15. Clamor 3 ℓ
  16. Great weight 4 ℓ
  17. Imitative 5 ℓ
  18. Civilian army 7 ℓ
  19. Name on a plaque 7 ℓ
  20. Conrad novel 7 ℓ
  21. Jeweler's gems 6 ℓ
  22. Id counterpart 3 ℓ
  23. After a long wait 6 ℓ
  24. Distress signal 3 ℓ
  25. Stanley Cup awarder 3 ℓ
  26. Sicilian hot spot 4 ℓ
  27. Pushes around 6 ℓ
  28. Contribute, as cash 5 ℓ
  29. Former UK record giant 3 ℓ
  30. Benchley beach book of '76 7 ℓ
  31. Hot spot 3 ℓ
  32. Prefix for center 3 ℓ
  33. Big bucks, briefly 3 ℓ
  34. Le Carre characters 5 ℓ
  35. Ritchie Valens tune 7 ℓ
  36. What "-phobes" are 6 ℓ
  37. Milkshake 6 ℓ
  38. Exercise in a pool 6 ℓ
  39. Her show first aired the Simpsons 6 ℓ
  40. Pierce 6 ℓ
  41. Most Three Stooges films 6 ℓ
  42. Sherpa's tool 6 ℓ
  43. Tank's covering 5 ℓ
  44. Sour in taste 4 ℓ
  45. Matching sock 4 ℓ
  46. Golden Rule word 4 ℓ
  47. Luggage carrier 4 ℓ
  48. Audiophile collectibles 3 ℓ
  49. __ Paese cheese 3 ℓ
  50. City map abbr. 3 ℓ
  51. Myrna of movies 3 ℓ
  52. Menagerie 3 ℓ
  53. Leaves in a hurry 6 ℓ
  54. Brings up 5 ℓ
  55. Bombastic speaker 6 ℓ
  56. Cold, in product names 3 ℓ
  57. Denmark's __ Islands 6 ℓ
  58. '70s tape machine 3 ℓ
  59. www.caltech.__ 3 ℓ
  60. Cameroon neighbor 5 ℓ
  61. Coleridge character 7 ℓ
  62. Peach Bowl city 7 ℓ
  63. Lacks humility 6 ℓ
  64. Flat-screen ancestor: Abbr. 3 ℓ
  65. Women's links org. 4 ℓ
  66. '70s Carson rival 6 ℓ
  67. "All things considered..." 6 ℓ
  68. Actress Milano 6 ℓ
  69. Web-crawling software 3 ℓ
  70. Virtuous 6 ℓ
  71. Novelist Rita __ Brown 3 ℓ
  72. New York college 6 ℓ
  73. "Am I to blame?" 6 ℓ
  74. Ceremonial act 6 ℓ
  75. Small scamp 3 ℓ
  76. Native New Zealander 5 ℓ
  77. Second-largest US island 6 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Sunday, February 23, 2025 is titled “STATE DINNER: Black tie optional” and was constructed by Jerry Clarkson. The puzzle features 142 clues arranged in a 21×21 grid — the standard format for Sunday-size puzzles.

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