The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word LANDSCAPES
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More clues leading to the result LANDSCAPES
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The straight part
We know that "pictures" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case pictures = landscapes.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does LANDSCAPES mean?
LANDSCAPES noun- A portion of land or territory which the eye can comprehend in a single view, including all the objects it contains.
- A sociological aspect of a physical area.
- A picture representing a real or imaginary scene by land or sea, the main subject being the general aspect of nature, as fields, hills, forests, water, etc.
- The pictorial aspect of a country.
- A mode of printing where the horizontal sides are longer than the vertical sides
- A space, indoor or outdoor and natural or man-made (as in "designed landscape")
- A situation that is presented, a scenario
- To create or maintain a landscape.