Mean to accommodate the sick and provide support(6 letters)

Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Mean to accommodate the sick and provide support”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 6th June 2025.

The answer is

P I L L A R

6 letters · most recently seen on 6th June 2025

Other clues that solve to PILLAR

The same answer often re-appears with different clues over the years. Tap a clue to open its answer page, or the date to jump straight to that day's puzzle.

#9 down The supporter can get a pair for about lb50 (6) 6th May 2026
#24 down Column (6) 12th April 2026
#8 across Column (6) 30th July 2025
#23 down One of virtue is obviously upright (6) 19th July 2025
#35 down Mean to accommodate the sick and provide support (6) 6th June 2025
#23 down Supporting column (6) 24th February 2025
#23 across Mean I will get, in the post (6) 4th October 2024
#23 down Supporting column (6) 17th September 2024
#10 across Column (6) 13th August 2024
#2 down Column (6) 6th September 2023
#22 down Supporting column (6) 12th July 2023
#10 across Column (6) 8th June 2023
#2 down Column (6) 30th May 2023
#9 down Column (6) 16th February 2023
#9 across Column (6) 3rd November 2022
#38 across Column (6) 30th April 2021
#9 down The supporter can get a pair for about £50 (6) 18th February 2021
#24 down Column (6) 27th October 2020
#5 across Column (6) 31st October 2019
#23 across Mean I will get, in the post (6) 25th October 2019
#8 across Column (6) 29th May 2019
#23 down One of virtue is obviously upright (6) 9th May 2019
#23 down Supporting column (6) 7th November 2018
#10 across Column (6) 26th June 2018
#23 down Supporting column (6) 13th June 2018

More clues from this puzzle

Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 6th June 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.

#1 down Either created or was quite unruffled (8)
#2 down 'Year off' by the way, is not a horse to give up easily (6)
#3 down The racket! Boxes containing birds! (8)
#4 down Reach at the brown one on the inside (6)
#5 down Cure, perhaps, in the sanctuary (8)
#6 down What the acting bug gives you? (5,5)
#7 down Do golfers become slaves to them? (7)
#8 down Deduce it's your excuse for (6)
#9 across He's not hooked by the drug immediately (2,3,4)
#10 across On being elected, gave back (8)
#11 down Seems the rising water is engulfing the tree (7)