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SOLID CINEMA: Explained at 113-Across

Sunday, March 8, 2026 Constructed by Ron Ammirante 146 clues
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Across

  1. Half of hexa- 3 ℓ
  2. Potato alternative 5 ℓ
  3. Intended to, informally 6 ℓ
  4. Nautical "yes" 3 ℓ
  5. Southwestern Native American 3 ℓ
  6. Palo __, CA 4 ℓ
  7. Stop by unannounced 6 ℓ
  8. 2008 Evelyn Waugh novel adaptation 19 ℓ
  9. Winter hrs. in Halifax 3 ℓ
  10. Chaplin granddaughter in 2025's Avatar 4 ℓ
  11. Wiped clean 6 ℓ
  12. Address for a queen 4 ℓ
  13. The "O" of the OWN Network 5 ℓ
  14. Busy month for CPAs 3 ℓ
  15. Seat preference for some 5 ℓ
  16. Solar system centers 4 ℓ
  17. Where Paul Hogan's an Aussie hunter 15 ℓ
  18. Just so 4 ℓ
  19. Amusingly unexpected 6 ℓ
  20. Flatbread of India 3 ℓ
  21. Augments 6 ℓ
  22. Where Brendan Fraser's a bumbling Mountie 13 ℓ
  23. What the long Across movies all are 6 ℓ
  24. Nautical direction 4 ℓ
  25. Rowboat rental inclusion 4 ℓ
  26. Inquires 4 ℓ
  27. Spanish custardy dessert 4 ℓ
  28. Florence's river 4 ℓ
  29. Mine passage 5 ℓ
  30. See 22-Across 15 ℓ
  31. Cuban line dance 5 ℓ
  32. Complain about, colloquially 5 ℓ
  33. Lugged 7 ℓ
  34. Part of a trip or table 3 ℓ
  35. __ and haw 3 ℓ
  36. Anderson Cooper "American Fortune" bio 5 ℓ
  37. Luminous polar displays 7 ℓ
  38. Pub selection 3 ℓ
  39. Before, in verses 3 ℓ
  40. Skillet sound 3 ℓ
  41. Must have 5 ℓ
  42. Tinny-sounding, as pianos 6 ℓ
  43. Midmorning hour 3 ℓ
  44. With 126-Across, second of a Harrison Ford trilogy 15 ℓ
  45. Deliver a speech 5 ℓ
  46. Gaming beginner 4 ℓ
  47. Local food shop 4 ℓ
  48. Intro drawing class 4 ℓ
  49. Dice toss 5 ℓ
  50. "Scram!" 4 ℓ
  51. Slips into 4 ℓ
  52. Hanks' Forrest Gump boss 6 ℓ
  53. 2011 fairy tale-based horror film 13 ℓ
  54. A way to pay 6 ℓ
  55. Wedding vow 3 ℓ
  56. Nonliteral phrases 6 ℓ
  57. Fuzzy brown fruit 4 ℓ
  58. Will Smith invasion blockbuster 15 ℓ
  59. Goalie's protection 4 ℓ
  60. Pepsi rival 4 ℓ
  61. Great Plains natives 5 ℓ
  62. Some ring victories 3 ℓ
  63. African carnivore 5 ℓ
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Down

  1. Gets slimmer 5 ℓ
  2. All over again 4 ℓ
  3. Visitor to Oz 4 ℓ
  4. Box for practice 4 ℓ
  5. Rec room table game 9 ℓ
  6. Nucleus occupant 6 ℓ
  7. __ Ababa, Ethiopia 5 ℓ
  8. Soup can flaw 4 ℓ
  9. Falsifier 4 ℓ
  10. Celestial bear 4 ℓ
  11. Rock to refine 3 ℓ
  12. In decline 6 ℓ
  13. Old oath 4 ℓ
  14. Craving 3 ℓ
  15. In the manner of 3 ℓ
  16. "That's it for me" 6 ℓ
  17. French impressionist 6 ℓ
  18. "Uh-huh" 4 ℓ
  19. Dashboard gauge letters 3 ℓ
  20. Washington neighbor 5 ℓ
  21. Bagpipers' toppers 4 ℓ
  22. Genesis twin 4 ℓ
  23. College exec 4 ℓ
  24. Bouquet holder 4 ℓ
  25. City near Tulsa 4 ℓ
  26. Escalator alternative 5 ℓ
  27. Horse color 4 ℓ
  28. Messages privately, for short 3 ℓ
  29. Polygon prefix 4 ℓ
  30. Give a nudge to 4 ℓ
  31. Where a fork may be found 4 ℓ
  32. Liability limitation phrase 9 ℓ
  33. Walk wearily 4 ℓ
  34. Contact lens cleaner brand 4 ℓ
  35. Fallon's Tonight predecessor 4 ℓ
  36. French fashion house 4 ℓ
  37. Accomplished 3 ℓ
  38. Southwestern state sch. 4 ℓ
  39. Medical research agcy. 3 ℓ
  40. "Wherefore __ thou..." 3 ℓ
  41. Danny who wrote the Simpsons theme 6 ℓ
  42. Shrill barks 5 ℓ
  43. Choral contingent 6 ℓ
  44. Parade honorees 6 ℓ
  45. Gown returner 4 ℓ
  46. "Let's shake on it!" 4 ℓ
  47. Mongol invaders 6 ℓ
  48. Rounded roofs 5 ℓ
  49. Occupied, as a desk 5 ℓ
  50. Read electronically 4 ℓ
  51. Initial pot chip 4 ℓ
  52. Feng __ decor 4 ℓ
  53. Gershwin contemporary 4 ℓ
  54. Go no further 4 ℓ
  55. "Excellent!" 4 ℓ
  56. Coolant conduit 4 ℓ
  57. Chapter of history 3 ℓ
  58. Wetland 3 ℓ
  59. Soccer stadium shout 3 ℓ
  60. Emoticon's eyes 5 ℓ
  61. Footnote abbr. 4 ℓ
  62. Star Wars knight 4 ℓ
  63. Send, as a package 4 ℓ
  64. Nonstandard possessive 4 ℓ
  65. Ramadan-ending celebration 3 ℓ
  66. Hindu honorific 3 ℓ
  67. "Quit stalling!" 4 ℓ
  68. Laudatory verse 3 ℓ
  69. Sty cry 4 ℓ
  70. Wonderland bird 4 ℓ
  71. Long-necked swimmer 4 ℓ
  72. "Hello there!" 4 ℓ
  73. Office errand runner 4 ℓ
  74. Soccer star Lionel 5 ℓ
  75. Foreign Legion cap 4 ℓ
  76. Committee leader 5 ℓ
  77. Mexican "are" 4 ℓ
  78. Proofreader's mark 4 ℓ
  79. Biblical mariner 4 ℓ
  80. Chocolate/toffee bar 4 ℓ
  81. Choice of two 4 ℓ
  82. NYSE's burger behemoth 3 ℓ
  83. Change machine inserts 4 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Sunday, March 8, 2026 is titled “SOLID CINEMA: Explained at 113-Across” and was constructed by Ron Ammirante. The puzzle features 146 clues arranged in a 21×21 grid — the standard format for Sunday-size puzzles.

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