Specialized end-of-life care program

Latest answer — July 08, 2026

12 Across

Think of a place that offers comfort during life's final chapter. 🕊️

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Across

  1. 1"The Fault in ___ Stars" (2012 book)
  2. 4Relied on
  3. 11"Eureka!"
  4. 12Specialized end-of-life care program
  5. 13Light blue bloom also known as "scorpion grass"
  6. 15Bundle of papers
  7. 16"Rolling in the Deep" singer
  8. 17Used to be
  9. 19Title for a knight
  10. 20Midafternoon coffee after a big lunch, say
  11. 25"And now, without further ___ ..."
  12. 26Sign up for the armed services
  13. 30Fictional plumber who says "It's-a-me!"
  14. 33Flood preventer
  15. 34T-shirt from an older sibling, perhaps
  16. 36Nostalgic songs
  17. 372012 Taylor Swift album whose name is a color
  18. 38Hankerings
  19. 39Golf course measure: Abbr.

Down

  1. 1Galoots
  2. 2"That's not good"
  3. 3Uncommon
  4. 4One's relatives, slangily
  5. 5Decay
  6. 6West Point, in brief
  7. 7Zoomed along
  8. 8Pointy parts of forks
  9. 9Food-poisoning bacteria
  10. 10Discourage
  11. 14Stare
  12. 18"You understand?"
  13. 20Receptionist on "The Office"
  14. 21Top potato-producing state in the U.S.
  15. 22Hard thing to find underwater?
  16. 23"Except maybe ..."
  17. 24Begged
  18. 27Off-white color
  19. 28Used a needle and thread
  20. 29Is disposed (to)
  21. 31Film archaeologist who wears a fedora, familiarly
  22. 32Garfield's canine frenemy
  23. 35"12 Angry ___" (1957 film)

The answer to “Specialized end-of-life care program” in the New York Times Midi crossword is HOSPICE — a 7-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on July 8, 2026, a Wednesday puzzle, at 12-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Specialized end-of-life care program” answer

HOSPICE (7 letters)

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Why the answer is HOSPICE

Think of a place that offers comfort during life's final chapter. 🕊️

What does HOSPICE mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of HOSPICE is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

(noun)

  • a home providing care for the sick or terminally ill

When else has “Specialized end-of-life care program” appeared?

New York Times Midi reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

July 8, 2026 (most recent) → HOSPICE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Specialized end-of-life care program”?

The answer is HOSPICE, a 7-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on July 8, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Specialized end-of-life care program”?

7 letters: HOSPICE.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times Midi crossword on July 8, 2026 (a Wednesday puzzle), at 12-Across.

Can “Specialized end-of-life care program” have a different answer?

Yes — New York Times Midi sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's NYT Midi answers?

The full grid for July 8, 2026 is on the NYT Midi answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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