LA Times Crossword
Jeffrey Wechsler
June 14, 2019
(Title shown below)

What do the following words have in common?

LAM
RIB
RID
RUT

HINTS:
1. Each word can be changed into a new one by the addition of the same two letters.
2. One of the letters is E.

Answer:

Each word can be preceded by B and followed by E to make a new word:

BLAME
BRIBE
BRIDE
BRUTE

Puzzle title: BESIDES