They can help with new ideas(5 letters)

Below is the answer to the crossword clue “They can help with new ideas”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 23rd December 2025.

The answer is

A I D E S

5 letters · most recently seen on 23rd December 2025

Other clues that solve to AIDES

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#38 across Assistants (5) 10th September 2026
#15 down They help with new ideas (5) 18th May 2026
#16 across They can help with new ideas (5) 23rd December 2025
#26 across Assistants (5) 22nd December 2025
#1 down Helpful soldiers transform Sadie! (5) 11th November 2025
#16 across Assistants (5) 5th November 2025
#26 across Assistants (5) 30th August 2025
#19 across Assistants (5) 12th August 2025
#18 down Assistants (5) 7th June 2025
#27 across Assistants (5) 14th May 2025
#10 across Assistants (5) 9th April 2025
#15 across Assistants (5) 22nd May 2024
#26 across Assistants (5) 29th April 2024
#30 down Assistants (5) 17th January 2024
#16 down Assistants (5) 18th July 2023
#10 across Assistants (5) 11th May 2023
#30 down Assistants (5) 29th March 2023
#1 down Assistants (5) 19th December 2022
#16 across Assistants (5) 1st August 2022
#12 down Assistants (5) 18th July 2022
#28 across They give general assistance to a first-class fellow (5) 21st June 2022
#18 down Assistants (5) 15th June 2022
#28 across Assistants (5) 15th February 2022
#30 down Assistants (5) 13th January 2022
#28 across Assistants (5) 28th September 2021
#38 across Assistants (5) 30th August 2021
#15 down They help with new ideas (5) 9th March 2021
#16 across They can help with new ideas (5) 22nd July 2020
#26 across Assistants (5) 14th July 2020
#1 down Helpful soldiers transform Sadie! (5) 1st June 2020
#16 across Assistants (5) 6th May 2020
#26 across Assistants (5) 8th January 2020
#15 across Assistants (5) 4th November 2019
#19 across Assistants (5) 6th August 2019
#18 down Assistants (5) 23rd July 2019
#18 down Assistants (5) 19th February 2019
#10 across Assistants (5) 24th December 2018
#15 across Assistants (5) 12th March 2018
#26 across Assistants (5) 14th February 2018

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Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 23rd December 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.

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#3 down Document deleted from start to finish! (4)
#4 down Funny sort of pie? (7)
#5 down Maybe it's over coloured and hackneyed (5)
#6 down Information about tip-top little creatures? (5)
#7 across Half finished in changing a fuse, I have to be chatty! (8)
#8 across He sounds less than judicious (4)
#8 down Good-hearted bit of fun (4)
#9 down Little room for key points (3)