Words on either side of "___ is ___" Crossword Clue

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Words on either side of "_ is _" Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

WORDS (noun)
1. an angry dispute
2. words making up the dialogue of a play
SIDE (noun)
1. an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
2. an elevated geological formation
SIDE (adjective)
1. located on a side
SIDE (verb)
1. take sides for or against

Hint 3: Anagram

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More NYT Crossword (2/8/2026) Answers

Across

1. Crafty sort

8. Vegetables that should typically be sliced lengthwise before washing

13. Cowboy on the pampas

19. "Ecstasy of Saint Teresa" sculptor

20. Supplement

22. Get in on the game

23. Scrunchie, e.g.

25. "Oh, cruel fate!"

26. Autocorrect target

27. Classification

28. Sports franchises, e.g.

30. Fine-grained wood in some woodwind instruments

31. Social norms

34. Wizard of ___ Park (Thomas Edison nickname)

35. Disney heroine based on New Orleans chef Leah Chase

36. USA, e.g.

39. Title for William beginning in 2022

42. Hawk homes

43. In view

44. Money in rock ’n' roll

45. Nonprofit group behind Smokey Bear and McGruff the Crime Dog

48. Patron of sailors

52. Work with a needle

53. Position in basketball

54. ___ Kippur

57. Looks through someone's phone, say

59. Pointers for a fencer?

61. Slacken

64. "Bo-o-oring!"

65. Pop, to a tot

67. Explicit command

71. One-named singer with four Grammys

72. Relative of a heron

74. Sirenlike

75. What a sad person might break into

77. 1987 Dreyfuss/DeVito comedy

79. "!!!"

80. Philosopher Kierkegaard

82. Dig up dirt?

85. It typically has a string attached

87. Bright shade similar to magenta

91. Things Fall ___ (Chinua Achebe novel)

94. "Oh, cruel fate!"

95. Canadian coin featuring a polar bear, informally

96. Margaret Atwood novel with a love triangle involving a paleontologist

101. Weasel relatives

102. A water molecule contains three of these

103. Vexillologist's subject

104. Stone measure

105. Explorer with her monkey friend Boots

106. Bud of baseball

107. What Excedrin relieves

109. Strawberry ___ Refresher (Starbucks drink)

113. Stir up

115. Hit reality TV series suggested by this puzzle's groups of circled letters

119. Place for a shoelace

120. Manning with two Super Bowl rings

121. 'You can count on me!'

122. Talks back to

123. Witherspoon of 'Legally Blonde'

124. Patronized, as a restaurant

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Down

2. Bank (on)

3. Sting operation

4. Trouble with Z's?

5. Take a load off

6. Singer DiFranco who created Righteous Babe Records

7. Small change

8. Tilt

9. Werewolf on TV's "Wednesday"

10. Slip up

11. Wee mewer

12. Prestigious academic journal since 1880

13. Résumé problems, at times

14. 365 días

15. More ideal?

16. Trix or Kix

17. ___ society

18. Performances at Paris's Palais Garnier

21. Well again

24. Quick hellos

29. Vibes

32. Jumpy

33. What many a shelter animal hopes to be

34. BMW offering since 2000

35. Many boy band fans

36. 2019 film that one reviewer called "purr-fectly dreadful"

37. Villainous chortle

38. "Can I go now?"

39. Await settlement, as a payment

40. Partner of Parks, informally

41. Goes well with

43. California's Big ___

46. Band with the 1995 hit "Wonderwall"

47. Clorox competitor

49. Individualist

50. Drink from a tub?

51. Concert broadcast that celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2025, with "the"

55. The Who's "Love Reign ___ Me"

56. Makeup of some face masks

58. Vast amount

60. Italian city known for its cheese

61. Vapes

62. Georgia airport, for short

63. __ dish

65. Annual reason for lost sleep: Abbr.

66. Fighting

68. Pi follower

69. "Uhh …," to Brits

70. Come back in

73. Alternatives to gyro platters

76. Variety of rabbit or goat

78. What a tall collar covers

80. Read quickly

81. Gives the green light

83. "I've got this"

84. Barely scrapes (by)

86. Social blunder

88. Amateur radio devotees

89. Greeting in Brazil

90. Easily moved?

92. Arrive by car

93. Gym staff member

96. Set of nine dancing in "The 12 Days of Christmas"

97. 2017 figure skating biopic

98. Compels

99. Things that typically build up during vacation

100. Easter purchase

101. Social media tribute to a celeb, say

104. Tech company exec

106. Hollywood workplaces

107. Major-leaguers

108. Something hard to face?

110. Small bug

111. ___ Minor

112. Stevie Wonder's ___ She Lovely

114. Vex, with "off"

116. Summer on the Riviera

117. Onetime parent co. of Virgin Records

118. Led

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