Summer cooler, for short

Published by Naitik Mehta · March 28, 2026

Stuck on the clue Summer cooler, for short from the New York Times Midi for March 28, 2026? We have the correct 2-letter answer, including the definition, alternative hints, as well as other answers from the same crossword. Ready to learn more about this clue?

Clue

Summer cooler, for short (2)

Answer

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The answer to Summer cooler, for short is Ac (2 letters).

Why does Ac fit this clue?

This clue uses the abbreviation marker 'for short' to signal that AC is a shortened form of a longer term. AC stands for air conditioning, a system that cools and dehumidifies indoor air. The phrase 'summer cooler' describes the primary function of air conditioning during hot weather, when people rely on AC units to maintain comfortable indoor temperatures. The abbreviation AC is widely recognized and appears on thermostats, utility bills, and HVAC equipment throughout homes and businesses.

What does Summer cooler, for short mean?

We break down each word in the clue and show its dictionary definitions below.

cooler

noun

•a container for keeping food or drinks cold

•a refreshing cold drink

Where did this clue appear?

This clue appeared as 26-across in the New York Times Midi on March 28, 2026, by Kareem Ayas, edited by Ian Livengood. See all answers for this puzzle.

NYT Midi — Mar 28, 2026

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What does Ac mean?

noun

•Initialism of adenylyl cyclase.

•Initialism of adjuvant chemotherapy.

•The maximum altitude above sea level that an aircraft or missile can maintain horizontal flight under normal conditions.

•Account; money of account

•Alicyclic

•The practice of restricting entrance to a property, a building, or a room to authorized persons.

•In technology, permitting or denying the use of a particular resource.

•A regularly updated record of transactions between two parties showing what is owed or due to each party or a statement summarising the position

•An English unit of land area (symbol: a. or ac.) originally denoting a day's plowing for a yoke of oxen, now standardized as 4,840 square yards or 4,046.86 square meters.

•Any of various similar units of area in other systems.

•A category of music including soft rock, ballads, easy listening, soul, and rhythm and blues.

•The state of temperature and humidity produced by an air conditioner.

•An air conditioner or system of air conditioners.

•A member of the lowest rank in the Royal Air Force or the air forces of various other Commonwealth countries.

•An electric current in which the direction of flow of the electrons reverses periodically, such as sawtooth, sinusoidal or square wave current.

•An electric current in which the direction of flow of the electrons reverses periodically by a sinusoidal law, hence having an average of zero, with positive and negative values (with a frequency of 50 Hz in Europe, 60 Hz in the US, 400 Hz for airport lighting, and some others); especially such a current produced by a rotating generator or alternator.

•A water-soluble salt of ammonia and hydrochloric acid, having the formula NH4Cl.

•A space inside the eye between the cornea and the iris, filled with aqueous humour.

•A prefix appended to a telephone number indicating the geographical area.

•One of the axioms of set theory, equivalent to the statement that an arbitrary direct product of non-empty sets is non-empty; any version of said axiom, for example specifying the cardinality of the number of sets from which choices are made.

adjective

•Ante cibum, before meals

Origin of the word Ac

•origin: Latin actinium

•period: 1899

The element was named by French chemist André-Louis Debierne from the Greek word 'aktinos' meaning 'ray' or 'beam' due to its radioactive properties.

How to use Ac in a sentence

Here are 3 examples of how to use the word Ac.

•“The AC broke down during the hottest week of summer, leaving everyone sweltering in the heat.”

•“I need to replace the AC filter before it gets clogged with dust and debris.”

•“The hotel room's AC was so loud that it kept me awake all night.”

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What is the answer to Summer cooler, for short?
The answer is Ac (2 letters).
Where did this clue appear?
This clue was last seen in the New York Times Midi on March 28, 2026.
How many letters does the answer to Summer cooler, for short have?
The answer has 2 letters: Ac.

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