WEDNESDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 68 CLUES · 32 ACROSS · 36 DOWN
Daily Themed Crossword June 3 2026 Answers
Below is the full clue list for the June 3, 2026 puzzle with the solution beside every clue, followed by the completed grid. Tap a clue to see its letter count and every other puzzle it has appeared in.
1A
Pat lightly with a napkin (anagram of "bad")
DAB
3
4A
Alphabet-starting letters
ABC
3
7A
___ butter (cosmetic moisturizer)
SHEA
4
11A
Cry at a bullfight
OLE
3
12A
Zodiac lion
LEO
3
13A
___ Kong (island in Asia)
HONG
4
14A
Airport security organization: Abbr.
TSA
3
15A
From ___ to toe (completely)
HEAD
4
16A
Strengthen, as skills (rhymes with "bone")
HONE
4
17A
"Kinda" synonym
SORTA
5
19A
Month after August, for short
SEP
3
21A
"What's ___ for me?" ("What do I get?"): 2 wds.
INIT
4
23A
Winter flurry of flakes
SNOW
4
27A
"Stranger ___," sci-fi TV series that set a Guinness World Record for most in-demand show, at 103.6 times the average demand rating
THINGS
6
30A
Hot ___ (retail chain)
TOPIC
5
32A
Pursue prey, as a lion
HUNT
4
33A
Goal
AIM
3
36A
Forward, say
SEND
4
37A
French toast ingredient
EGG
3
38A
Sitcom starring Jennifer Aniston, whose finale set a Guinness World Record for highest TV ad rate, at $2 million per 30 seconds
FRIENDS
7
40A
"Take ___, the show's about to start!" ("Sit down!"): 2 wds.
ASEAT
5
43A
"There's no ___ team": 2 wds.
IIN
3
44A
"Immediately!"
NOW
3
46A
Short spells of sleep
NAPS
4
50A
"___, Downstairs," British drama that set a Guinness World Record for longest original-to-sequel gap of 35 years
UPSTAIRS
8
55A
___-wisher (one who supports you)
WELL
4
57A
Facebook jab
POKE
4
58A
"Winnie the Pooh and Tigger ___," 1974 film
TOO
3
59A
"The data was represented by ___ chart" (type of graph): 2 wds.
APIE
4
60A
Sanskrit honorific
SRI
3
61A
"___ do you like today's puzzle?"
HOW
3
62A
"___ of Thrones," fantasy series that set a Guinness World Record for the largest TV drama simulcast across 173 countries and territories
GAME
4
1D
Connect the ___ (piece together)
DOTS
4
2D
"___, I forgot to mention ..." ("Oh, and another thing ...")
ALSO
4
3D
"The ___," show starring Jeremy Allen White, that set a Guinness World Record for the most Emmy nominations for a TV comedy in one year
BEAR
4
4D
Ginger ___ (aerated beverage)
ALE
3
5D
"___ Games 2," reality series that set a Guinness World Record for longest dinner table on set, measuring 78 feet
BEAST
5
6D
Secret message that needs to be cracked
CODE
4
7D
"Quiet, please ..."
SHH
3
8D
Boo-___ (crying sound)
HOO
3
9D
Letter after "emm"
ENN
3
10D
What a tree's rings represent
AGE
3
15D
Place pictures on a wall, say
HANG
4
18D
Slight coloration in eyeglasses (rhymes with "hint")
TINT
4
20D
L.A. time zone: Abbr.
PST
3
22D
"Everything ___ copy of a copy of a copy": 2 wds.
ISA
3
24D
Carrot, for a snowman
NOSE
4
25D
___ for business (in operation)
OPEN
4
26D
Encoil
WIND
4
27D
Duke Ellington's "Take ___ Train": 2 wds.
THEA
4
28D
Friendly embraces
HUGS
4
29D
William ___, "Bus Stop" playwright
INGE
4
31D
Devices a computer user might "burn": Abbr.
CDS
3
34D
"___ were in your position ...": 2 wds.
IFI
3
35D
Medical scan: Abbr.
MRI
3
39D
The Spouter in Moby Dick, for one
INN
3
41D
Poker pot-starting money
ANTE
4
42D
Generous ___ fault: 2 wds.
TOA
3
45D
Sam Smith's "Stay ___ Me"
WITH
4
47D
Like a happy dog's tail
AWAG
4
48D
Hip-hop's Salt-N-___
PEPA
4
49D
Slight, as chances
SLIM
4
50D
Market advances
UPS
3
51D
"___ favor" ("please" in Portuguese)
POR
3
52D
Glider for the winter games
SKI
3
53D
Pooh's hopping friend
ROO
3
54D
Piglet producer
SOW
3
56D
Actress Greta from The Morning Show
LEE
3
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The completed 13 x 13 grid for June 3, 2026. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.
About the June 3, 2026 puzzle
The June 3, 2026 Daily Themed Crossword is a 13 x 13 grid with 68 clues — 32 across and 36 down. Puzzles tend to get harder as the week progresses, so a Wednesday grid sits where you would expect it in that run.
There is also a small 5x5 Mini published the same day — its answers are on the June 3 2026 Mini page. If a clue reappears in a later puzzle its own answer page is updated, so bookmarking the clue is more reliable than bookmarking the date. Older puzzles live in the archive. We are in no way affiliated with or endorsed by the publishers that created the game.