Encourages or assists, especially in wrongdoing (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ABETS Encourages or assists, especially in wrongdoing (5) (5)
8% ABET Assist in wrongdoing (4) Wall Street Journal Jul 30, 2025
8% ABETTED Assisted or encouraged in wrongdoing (7)
6% SPUR Encourage, with "on" (4) New York Times Oct 8, 2025
6% FOSTERS Encourages (7) Thomas Joseph Sep 30, 2025
6% FOSTER Encourage (6) LA Times Daily Sep 28, 2025
6% URGE Encourage (4) The Atlantic Sep 21, 2025
6% EVENINGTHESCORE Avenging a wrongdoing (15) USA Today Sep 17, 2025
6% EGGED Encouraged, with "on" (5) New York Times Sep 17, 2025
6% SIN Wrongdoing (3) The Telegraph Quick Jul 18, 2025
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