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Ephemeral sculpting medium crossword clue

54 Across · WSJ Crossword, June 4, 2026 · 3 letters

Answer

ICE

ICE (3 letters)

Explanation

The answer to “Ephemeral sculpting medium” is ICE. It appears as 54 Across in the Wall Street Journal crossword of June 4, 2026, a Thursday puzzle titled “Defeatist Attitude” by Bryan Cheong & Zachary Edward-Brown, and it fills 3 squares running left to right from row 12, column 7 of the 15×15 grid.

The clue is a straightforward definition, so the answer is a direct synonym or a factual match for the words as written. The entry begins with I and ends with E, and contains 2 vowels and 1 consonant. If you are working from the crossings, two or three confirmed letters from the Down entries should be enough to lock it in. Thursday puzzles lean harder on misdirection, so expect the rest of this grid to be pitched at the same level.

Past appearances

Clues in other WSJ puzzles with the answer ICE:

Puck’s milieuAug 6, 2026
Rocks in slings?Aug 4, 2026
Rink surfaceJun 22, 2026
Bucket fill, sometimesMay 14, 2026

Other clues from this puzzle

1AWhere tupelos and mangroves grow

6ADesmond Dekker’s genre

9ACuisine including boudin and andouille

14AElfin creature

15ANonhuman target of an “Open the pod bay doors” request

16AIt might crumble under cross-examination

17A“Capeesh?”

18ACalc. preceder

19AIt may be topped with chashu pork

21AJeromes Dream’s genre

25ACurly hairstyle popular in the 1950s

27AChopsticks source

29ABe of ___ (help)

32ADancer’s manager

33AYuletide cupful

38AExperiencing post-roller-coaster effects, say

39AOne-on-one basketball play, for short

40ALuka Doni or Bronny James, e.g.

41AFirst reads for website newbies

42APlaywright Chekhov

44AView from Luxor

45AWhat college searches end in?

46AOscar night celebrator

49ANeptune’s domain

51AClassic sports cars

52AHat, in slang

55AAstron. clock setting

57AVolleyball move

59ATea, in British slang

63ASay out loud

64AGoofy image, maybe

65ASubject of the 2024 documentary “Super/Man”

66AChichen Itza people

67AResearch facility over 240 mi. overhead

68AWater balloon sound

1DOrg. for pet lovers

3DAbruptly dismiss

4DSoccer legend Hamm

7DVegetable with a dinosaur variety

9DGo on a pub crawl

11DHe performed one day after Janis at Woodstock

13DLowest pinochle card

23DFranchise begun with 2008’s “Iron Man,” for short

26DDenison denizen

27DPride Month event

28DOne dimension, e.g.

30DAccepting defeat, slangily, and what four answers in this puzzle are doing, from the answers above them

31DCat known as a tigrillo in Colombia

32DThey may be empty after getting cracked

33DFashion brand with L’Air du Temps perfume

34DPirate’s lament

35DBargain bin finds, often

42DSpeechless response

43DMaiden name label

46DTools for climbers

47DBooks for financiers

53DSeller of KAJPLATS smart lights

58DSch. support group

61DFemale gametes

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