DOWNS WITH DASH
Across
- Reached the limit, with "out"
- At the summit of
- __-Seltzer
- Misstep
- Egotist's priority
- Daily minimum temperatures
- Campus officials
- Jury member, in theory
- Large vases
- "__ questions?"
- Farthest back
- Strong affection
- Clean-air agcy.
- Fellows
- Mix with a spoon
- Extremely happy
- Risk money on
- Actor Affleck or Kingsley
- Sushi tuna
- Used as a cushion
- Pronunciation omission
- Climber's foot support
- Prior to now
- __ out a living
- Poet WH
- French impressionist
- Surgical venues: Abbr.
- Netlike fabric
- Maui or Oahu
- Pt. opposite SSW
- Pizza order
- Convention attendee
- Beverage brewed in bags
- Naval force
- Sup in style
- Highly devoted
- Phoenix suburb
- Aussie birds
- Depart
- Say grace, for instance
- Salespeople, for short
- Linked, as oxen
Down
- Olympics awards
- Attention-getting whisper
- Possesses
- Spanish bull
- Bryn Mawr grad
- Triangular-shaped dwelling
- Swiss painter Paul
- African snake
- AMA members
- Extremely long period
- Superman's "see-all" power
- "Am so!" answer
- Ogle
- Depended (on)
- Historical periods
- Hi-tech novel accessory
- Pasta like ziti
- Role-playing fantasy game, for short
- Snakelike fish
- Rib-eye alternative
- Video game pioneer
- Making a knot
- Auditory organ
- Sweater bigger than med.
- Prefix for sphere
- Eventually
- "Let me in!"
- Arm made of fabric
- Warmed up, as leftovers
- Slightly wet
- Hardly __ (rarely)
- Bart Simpson's sister
- Use a stopwatch for
- Double-curve letter
- Summer zodiac sign
- Go by plane
About this puzzle
The Newsday Crossword for Wednesday, June 3, 2026 is titled “DOWNS WITH DASH” and was constructed by Ron Ammirante. The puzzle features 78 clues arranged in a 21×21 grid — the standard format for Sunday-size puzzles.
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