The answers to the clues below will have something in common.

1. The forest, not just the trees
2. Result of some horse races
3. Scheme sinisterly for
4. Arizona landmark
5. Useful talent in the old west
6. Concise version
7. One way of choosing
8. Physical sense of self
9. Van Gogh and Rembrandt works
10. Where bad things happen

Answers:

1. Big PICTURE
2. PHOTO finish
3. Have DESIGNS on
4. PAINTED Desert
5. Quick on the DRAW
6. Thumbnail SKETCH
7. DRAWING lots
8. Body IMAGE
9. Self-PORTRAITS
10. SCENE of the crime

Credit: LA Times Crossword
Sylvia Bursztyn and Barry Tunick
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