Provide support for something crooked?

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Across

  1. 1"Table" for one's TV dinner, perhaps
  2. 4Messy abode
  3. 10Texting format, in brief
  4. 13Period that begins with a day of pranks: Abbr.
  5. 14Weakness
  6. 15___ Highway (Maui tourist attraction)
  7. 17Recently dated
  8. 19Many a citizen of Abu Dhabi
  9. 20It's used for wrapping up a film
  10. 21Gained a wider following
  11. 22Riddled (with)
  12. 23Top up
  13. 25No guts
  14. 27Where someone might ask for a screwdriver
  15. 29Early tech giant
  16. 31Fair Deal prez
  17. 32Like Frodo at the end of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy
  18. 34Chaps
  19. 37Poem that's typically unrhymed
  20. 41Battle carriers
  21. 44Mythological beast able to regenerate its heads
  22. 45Commuter option
  23. 46Non-fruit ingredient in a green smoothie
  24. 47One of three in the Domino's logo
  25. 49Syllable akin to "Tsk!"
  26. 51Audiophile's collection, for short
  27. 52Packed lunch
  28. 57Wail
  29. 59Shade in a picturesque island scene, maybe
  30. 60Follower of Joel
  31. 62Here's the scoop!
  32. 65Colossally bad consequence, as with finances
  33. 66Feature of the clues for 17-, 25-, 41- and 52-Across
  34. 68Wizard
  35. 69Some underground networks
  36. 70"Kapow!"
  37. 71Fleur-de-___
  38. 72Follow, with "to"
  39. 73"Come ___?" (Italian for "How are you?")

Down

  1. 1Problems with a livestream, maybe
  2. 2For one
  3. 3Mark one's words?
  4. 4Rice dish seasoned with saffron
  5. 5Stop for the night, say
  6. 6Social studies subj.
  7. 7Resident of a hidden mushroom village
  8. 8Go-getter
  9. 9Hebrew name for God
  10. 10Reality show whose contestants give pitches
  11. 11Red-clad brother of 54-Down
  12. 12Major mess
  13. 16Provide support for something crooked?
  14. 18"___ ever!"
  15. 24Take it easy
  16. 26First Black male tennis player to be ranked #1 globally
  17. 27___ party (pre-wedding activity, informally)
  18. 28Ghostly in appearance
  19. 30The Batcave, for one
  20. 33They might have their noses turned up
  21. 35Basis for how you're wired, so to speak
  22. 36Bit of camp entertainment
  23. 38"That one's mine!"
  24. 39Member of a marine "forest"
  25. 40Functions
  26. 42Innocent sort
  27. 43Mess up
  28. 48Kind of TV
  29. 50Gay ___, author of "Honor Thy Father"
  30. 52Stable environment?
  31. 53Like 4! and 24
  32. 54Green-clad brother of 11-Down
  33. 55Psyched
  34. 56John Lennon had one that sold for more than $31,000 at a 2011 auction (fittingly, to a dentist!)
  35. 58Word with price or proxy
  36. 61Ticked off
  37. 63It's partly an assessment of logical reasoning, for short
  38. 64___ D'Arcy, co-star of HBO's "House of the Dragon"
  39. 67Conjunction used in logic

The answer to “Provide support for something crooked?” in the New York Times crossword is ABET — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on August 28, 2025, a Thursday puzzle, at 16-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Provide support for something crooked?” answer

ABET (4 letters)

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Why the answer is ABET

ABET is the 4-letter solution that fits "Provide support for something crooked?" in the NYT Crossword crossword on August 28, 2025 (16-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does ABET mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of ABET is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

(verb)

  • encourage or assist (someone) to do something wrong, in particular to commit a crime

When else has “Provide support for something crooked?” appeared?

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August 28, 2025 (most recent) → ABET. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Provide support for something crooked?”?

The answer is ABET, a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on August 28, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Provide support for something crooked?”?

4 letters: ABET.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on August 28, 2025 (a Thursday puzzle), at 16-Down.

Can “Provide support for something crooked?” have a different answer?

Yes — New York Times sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's NYT Crossword answers?

The full grid for August 28, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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