NYT Midi Crossword Clue · Across · 31-A
Providers of help around the house ... or what 12- and 20-Across contain?
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Letters
7
Direction
Across
Clue #
31
Starts with
A
Ends with
S
Vowels
4
About this clue
The clue “Providers of help around the house ... or what 12- and 20-Across contain?” appeared in the New York Times Midi Crossword on Thursday, July 2, 2026, at position 31-A. The answer is a 7-letter word that starts with A and ends with S.
This puzzle was titled “A Little Help Here” and constructed by Ian Livengood.
The Midi Crossword sits between the lightning-fast Mini and the full daily, so its cluing tends toward punny misdirection rather than obscure trivia. With 4 vowels, this answer is unusually vowel-heavy — suggesting a phrase, name, or non-English borrowing.
How to solve this clue
If you're stuck on this Midi clue, here are angles that often help:
- Crosscheck with the perpendicular entries. Fill the Down entries that cross this one and the letters will usually reveal the answer.
- Watch for the puzzle title. Midi puzzles usually carry a small theme — long Across entries that share a wordplay link.
- Mind the part of speech. Singular clue takes a singular answer; past tense takes -ED or an irregular past form.
- Trust your first instinct. If a clue feels easy in the Midi, it usually is — the puzzle is designed to be solvable in three to five minutes.
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