Shade provider

The answer to “Shade provider” in the Eugene Sheffer crossword is ELM — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Eugene Sheffer crossword on September 16, 2026, a Wednesday puzzle, at 6-Down, and it has also run on 1 earlier date with the same answer. 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.

“Shade provider” answer

ELM (3 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is ELM.

What does ELM mean?

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

When else has “Shade provider” appeared?

Eugene Sheffer 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.

• September 16, 2026 (most recent) → ELM
• August 14, 2026 → ELM

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