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MOVIE ACTION: As used in the biz

Sunday, June 8, 2025 Constructed by Gary M. Larson 144 clues
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Across

  1. Brazilian soccer great 4 ℓ
  2. Individually, slangily 4 ℓ
  3. Brown who wrote The Da Vinci Code 3 ℓ
  4. Baker's gadget 6 ℓ
  5. Rise sharply 4 ℓ
  6. Gait rates 5 ℓ
  7. "Leave it to me" 8 ℓ
  8. Tequila source 5 ℓ
  9. Nostalgic fashion 5 ℓ
  10. Settle accounts with coded paper 9 ℓ
  11. Exclusion worry, in texts 4 ℓ
  12. Bete __ (bugaboo) 5 ℓ
  13. Nostrils, for instance 8 ℓ
  14. Go separate ways 4 ℓ
  15. Tune out 6 ℓ
  16. Places using a 19-Across 3 ℓ
  17. Garland of flowers 3 ℓ
  18. Measure of energy 3 ℓ
  19. Ages __ (time long past) 3 ℓ
  20. Aerodynamically designed 5 ℓ
  21. Lava, before its exit 5 ℓ
  22. "Dee-lish!" 3 ℓ
  23. Emulate Diana and Charles in '82 13 ℓ
  24. IRS ID 3 ℓ
  25. Zen enlightenment 6 ℓ
  26. Hasty escape 3 ℓ
  27. Respectful 6 ℓ
  28. Philly-area hero 6 ℓ
  29. Bright fires 6 ℓ
  30. Supercharged engine 5 ℓ
  31. Prone to bungling 5 ℓ
  32. Emergency kit light 5 ℓ
  33. Pittsburgh-based metal maker 7 ℓ
  34. Allow aggressive pursuit 16 ℓ
  35. Mineral hardness scale 4 ℓ
  36. RN's drip device 6 ℓ
  37. Business note 4 ℓ
  38. Ponder (over) 4 ℓ
  39. Poetic green land 4 ℓ
  40. Others, in Latin 4 ℓ
  41. Filmmaker from India 4 ℓ
  42. Biblical dancer 6 ℓ
  43. To __ (perfectly) 4 ℓ
  44. Croquet venue 4 ℓ
  45. Act sulky 4 ℓ
  46. Tense of "to be" 3 ℓ
  47. Engraved deeply 6 ℓ
  48. Disappearing Asian sea 4 ℓ
  49. Have a large influence on others 16 ℓ
  50. Embassy official 7 ℓ
  51. Alaskan wooden souvenir 5 ℓ
  52. Actress Woodard 5 ℓ
  53. Othello assistant 6 ℓ
  54. Arabic greeting 6 ℓ
  55. Soldier's denial 5 ℓ
  56. Teapot topper 3 ℓ
  57. 31 gallons of beer 6 ℓ
  58. Musical dramas 6 ℓ
  59. CSI network 3 ℓ
  60. Juilliard deg. 3 ℓ
  61. Do an city cop's job 13 ℓ
  62. "Say again?" 3 ℓ
  63. French heads 5 ℓ
  64. Regional flora and fauna 5 ℓ
  65. Yoga accessory 3 ℓ
  66. African adventure 6 ℓ
  67. Knee tissue, for short 3 ℓ
  68. "Without further __..." 3 ℓ
  69. Boggy ground 4 ℓ
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Down

  1. Butter __ ice cream 5 ℓ
  2. Gondolier's propeller 4 ℓ
  3. Poet Khayyam 4 ℓ
  4. Do seemingly impossible things 15 ℓ
  5. Charlotte __, VI 6 ℓ
  6. Without precedent 3 ℓ
  7. Fragrance 5 ℓ
  8. Hex- doubled 5 ℓ
  9. Suffix for absorb 3 ℓ
  10. Muse of poetry 5 ℓ
  11. Thesaurus entries 5 ℓ
  12. Necessarily involve 6 ℓ
  13. Express relief 4 ℓ
  14. "Poison" plants 5 ℓ
  15. Where St. Pete is 3 ℓ
  16. Metal in pewter 3 ℓ
  17. Boot up again 7 ℓ
  18. Clumsy people 4 ℓ
  19. Slacks purchase 4 ℓ
  20. Soaked up rays 6 ℓ
  21. Equestrian gait 4 ℓ
  22. Takes a sudden turn 5 ℓ
  23. Began studying 6 ℓ
  24. Krispy __ (Dunkin' competitor) 5 ℓ
  25. Endorse digitally 5 ℓ
  26. Offshore drilling structure 6 ℓ
  27. Train track beam 5 ℓ
  28. Mexican water 4 ℓ
  29. Proves worthwhile 4 ℓ
  30. Prefix for thermal 3 ℓ
  31. Insect-filled animated film 4 ℓ
  32. Butter of India 4 ℓ
  33. Nursery rhyme dieter 5 ℓ
  34. Mother of Hermes 4 ℓ
  35. __ Rizzo (Dustin Hoffman role) 5 ℓ
  36. Hooded snake 5 ℓ
  37. Italian sportswear brand 7 ℓ
  38. "My mistake!" 6 ℓ
  39. Two-way, as affection 6 ℓ
  40. "It's my concern..." 5 ℓ
  41. Kemper of The Office 5 ℓ
  42. TV twins' surname 5 ℓ
  43. Moisten lightly 5 ℓ
  44. Oscar de la __ 5 ℓ
  45. Defiant challenge 5 ℓ
  46. Toolhouse 4 ℓ
  47. Muslim cleric 4 ℓ
  48. __ contendere 4 ℓ
  49. Prefix like atm- 3 ℓ
  50. Water, to chemists 3 ℓ
  51. Pampering treatment, for short 3 ℓ
  52. Snack or sup 3 ℓ
  53. Basis of recent vaccines 3 ℓ
  54. Encouraging touch 3 ℓ
  55. Bitter-smelling 5 ℓ
  56. Ballpark big hit 5 ℓ
  57. Pet protection org. 5 ℓ
  58. Doily fabric 4 ℓ
  59. "Yes, indeed" 6 ℓ
  60. Portion of 50-Across 4 ℓ
  61. Help feloniously 4 ℓ
  62. Fill to excess 4 ℓ
  63. Waterless moat 5 ℓ
  64. Chem class cost 6 ℓ
  65. A long way off 4 ℓ
  66. In favor of 3 ℓ
  67. Total flop 6 ℓ
  68. Historic souvenir 5 ℓ
  69. Speak impulsively 15 ℓ
  70. Move a little 5 ℓ
  71. Orchestral furniture 5 ℓ
  72. Dull discomfort 4 ℓ
  73. Nativity trio 4 ℓ
  74. Henri's "holy" 5 ℓ
  75. Minimal magnesium 4 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Sunday, June 8, 2025 is titled “MOVIE ACTION: As used in the biz” and was constructed by Gary M. Larson. The puzzle features 144 clues arranged in a 21×21 grid — the standard format for Sunday-size puzzles.

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