Crossword answer
ABETS
5 letters · Used for 23 different clues · 32 appearances · Last seen NYT Midi, October 1, 2026
Letter pattern
ABETS
Clues that lead to ABETS
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Helps with a crime5NYT MidiOct 1, 2026
Lies for, maybe5LA TimesSep 20, 2026
Helps with a job, say5LA TimesSep 13, 2026
Is a bad assistant?5Wall Street JournalAug 13, 2026
Assists in wrongdoing5NewsdayAug 10, 2026
Helps to break the law5Crosswords With FriendsAug 1, 2026
Helps a crook5Eugene ShefferJul 25, 2026
Helps with a scam, say5USA TodayJun 23, 2026
Aids illegally5Thomas JosephJun 22, 2026
Assists in a crime5Evening StandardJun 18, 2026
Assists, condones5Puzzle PageJun 16, 2026
Supports while accepting risk (5)5The GuardianJun 16, 2026
Helps in crime5Thomas JosephJun 8, 2026
Assists a scammer5Eugene ShefferOct 10, 2025
Shills with, say5NewsdayOct 3, 2025
Helps do wrong5NewsdaySep 7, 2025
Provides job assistance?5New York TimesAug 16, 2025
Helps in a crime5NewsdayMay 27, 2025
Helps a hood5Eugene ShefferMar 7, 2025
Aids in a crime5NewsdayFeb 10, 2025
Supports illegally, in a way5New York TimesJan 14, 2025
Gives an illegal assist5New York TimesJan 12, 2025
Helps crooks5Eugene ShefferAug 30, 2021
About ABETS in crosswords
ABETS is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 32 times in our database across 23 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Helps with a crime” in the NYT Midi crossword on October 1, 2026.
Other 5-letter answers
NITROStuff in smokeless gunpowder
EMAILAlternative to a Slack message
UNCLEDad’s brother
EPCOTWalt Disney initially designed it as a utopian city
APORTLeft at sea
HASNT"The store ___ opened yet"
STREWDistribute carelessly, it's true
THAIS1894 opera by Jules Massenet best known for the entr'acte for violin and orchestra Méditation
FEASTBanquet
LATINIn which the Romans had been lying about starting trouble
IMSET"No more for me, thanks"
MOVIEHome – or horror? (5)
NONETGroup of nine
WASPSWinged workers
Every appearance of ABETS (32)
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Oct 1, 2026
Helps with a crime · NYT Midi · 26 Across
Sep 20, 2026
Lies for, maybe · LA Times · Across
Sep 13, 2026
Helps with a job, say · LA Times · Across
Aug 13, 2026
Is a bad assistant? · Wall Street Journal · 54 Down
Aug 10, 2026
Assists in wrongdoing · Newsday · Down
Aug 1, 2026
Helps to break the law · Crosswords With Friends · 31
Jul 25, 2026
Helps a crook · Eugene Sheffer · 31 Down
Jul 24, 2026
Helps a crook · Eugene Sheffer · 42 Down
Jun 23, 2026
Helps with a scam, say · USA Today · 1 Across
Jun 22, 2026
Aids illegally · Thomas Joseph · 6 Across
Jun 18, 2026
Assists in a crime · Evening Standard · 20 Down
Jun 16, 2026
Assists, condones · Puzzle Page · 4 Down
Jun 16, 2026
Supports while accepting risk (5) · The Guardian · 11 Across
Jun 8, 2026
Helps in crime · Thomas Joseph · 11 Across
Apr 27, 2026
Assists in a crime · Newsday · Down
Oct 10, 2025
Assists a scammer · Eugene Sheffer · 40 Down
Oct 3, 2025
Shills with, say · Newsday · Down
Sep 8, 2025
Assists in wrongdoing · Newsday · Across
Sep 7, 2025
Helps do wrong · Newsday · Down
Aug 16, 2025
Provides job assistance? · New York Times · 41 Down
May 27, 2025
Helps in a crime · Newsday · Down
Mar 7, 2025
Helps a hood · Eugene Sheffer · 10 Down
Feb 10, 2025
Aids in a crime · Newsday · Across
Jan 14, 2025
Supports illegally, in a way · New York Times · 22 Down
Jan 12, 2025
Gives an illegal assist · New York Times · 59 Across
Dec 6, 2024
Helps a hood · Eugene Sheffer · 1 Down
Mar 17, 2023
Helps a hood · Eugene Sheffer · 39 Down
Aug 30, 2021
Helps crooks · Eugene Sheffer · 37 Across
Jul 17, 2021
Helps crooks · Eugene Sheffer · 22 Down
Apr 26, 2021
Assists in a crime · Evening Standard · 20 Down
Feb 15, 2020
Helps crooks · Eugene Sheffer · 11 Down
Jan 23, 2020
Helps a hood · Eugene Sheffer · 19 Across