RHYTHM SECTION
Across
- Lamentable comment
- '70s superstar singers
- Women's sleeveless undershirts
- Decisive victory
- Essential __ acid
- 52-Across topper
- Hiker's nosh
- Urban measures
- Icy, in brand names
- Urgent requests
- Suffix for Oxford
- Frequent name in the news
- Not as forgiving
- Atlantic mystery region
- Steady guys
- Some babysitters
- What Tempe is built on
- Print-file org.
- Canvas product
- Short stop
- Ancestry
- What a spongy pedal may indicate
- Shiny rock
- Data entered
- Disreputable
- Aviator acknowledgment
- Briny body
- Aquanaut's vehicle
- Wind resistance
- Not in time
- Oral IMO
- Simmer, say
- __ out (gotten with effort)
- Minuscule
- Where Ibsen lived
Down
- Crescent components
- A in physics
- Pickle holder
- Obviously unhappy
- Shaggy dogs
- Emergency message
- Printer supply
- Shiny rock
- Rather small swimmer
- Known as
- Muddy place
- Overlord
- Filet mignon source
- Pretty good grade
- Usher in
- Green-egg layer
- Avaricious outburst
- USC degree
- Dirt road annoyance
- Idaho, informally
- Occupational suffix
- Belief, in brief
- HVAC measure
- Divines
- Portable drive port
- Accepts as true
- No longer leaking
- Advocate, for short
- Office shakeup
- Quirky
- Hoedown participant
- Cold weather coat
- Revise
- Poultry science students
- With enthusiasm
- Abounding
- Caterer's hardware
- King David Lounge operator
- Viola's range
- GWB successor
- Rolled cube
About this puzzle
The Newsday Crossword for Thursday, June 11, 2026 is titled “RHYTHM SECTION” and was constructed by Mark McClain. The puzzle features 76 clues arranged in a 21×21 grid — the standard format for Sunday-size puzzles.
Click any clue above to view its dedicated answer page, which includes letter-by-letter analysis, the puzzle context, and a history of every other Newsday puzzle the same clue or answer has appeared in. To see the complete grid filled in with every answer, use the “Reveal grid” button at the top of the grid.
The Newsday Crossword is published daily by Newsday on Long Island and edited by Stan Newman. Difficulty builds across the week from a gentle Monday introduction up to Saturday’s legendary themeless Stumper. The official puzzle is available on the Newsday Games site. For other days, browse the complete Newsday Crossword archive indexed by date.