THINGS WITH RINGS
Across
- Leafy shelter
- Comprehend
- Podcast conclusion
- Pungent, perhaps
- Thing with a ring
- Pushed hard
- Sippy cup part
- Bard's "venomous fool"
- Thing with rings
- Dominion
- Sister of Helios
- Hold up
- Threat to crops
- Hobbyist
- Alaska's__ Peninsula
- Thing with rings
- Ghastly
- Like a London fog
- Doesn't dawdle
- She met Verne in 1889
- He inspired Verne
- Japanese dumplings
- Thing with rings
- Highly successfully
- Wind up, in a way
- Sneaker features
- Thing with rings
- Praiseful music
- Legal ability
- Something cast in stone
- Singer heroine
Down
- Weigh (down)
- New Testament gift
- Outdoes
- Non-sharer
- An Oscar, mostly
- Novelist Brookner
- Fairy tale chant ender
- Lighthearted movie
- Youngest Greek god
- Global commerce grp.
- First "O Canada" pronoun
- Help-wanted announcement
- Arrears
- Grandson of Eve
- 1990s Bush successor
- It was left in Genesis 19
- "I told you!"
- Work (out)
- Put back in a skillet
- Vegan staple
- Muscles rowers use
- Fallen orbiter
- Arapaho foe
- Scenic rte.
- Tam cousin
- Fonts of arrogance
- Constant critic
- Run late
- Action film weapon
- Sort of door opener
- 39-Down learner
- Scene snippet
- Basic training
- Tug
- Special attention
- Recruiting Insider airer
- Pens with no ink
- Clatter
- Discern in the distance
- Apricot cousin
- Pro vote
- NBA Southeast team
- Appreciate
- Reign over in competition
- Dirt trapper
About this puzzle
The Newsday Crossword for Friday, June 5, 2026 is titled “THINGS WITH RINGS” and was constructed by Billie Truitt. 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.