Help illicitly (4 letters)

{ Answer }

ABET

{ Related Clues }

Aid and ___
Assist
Countenance
Encourage
Instigate
Second
Urge on
Aid an arsonist
Aid a felon
Aid's partner
Assist in crime
Assist in malfeasance
Assist, in a way
To coach a thief?
Encourage, in a way
Foster a felon
Help a felon
Help illegally
Help, as a prankster
Help a yegg
Support a felon
Give an underhanded hand?
Help in a getaway, e.g.
Look out for, maybe
Provide a gun for, maybe
What accomplices do
Drive the getaway car for, say
Give a leg up to a yegg

{ Tags }

abet, aid, aids, arsonist, assist, be, crime, encourage, felon, foster, give, heist, help, hood, incite, not, partner, say, support, way, wrongdoing

{ Notes }

The answer ABET is very common and appears about once every 39.2 puzzles.

{ Definition }

ABET as a verb:

1. assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing