Top answers for EXCUSE crossword clue
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APOLOGY
ALIBI
EXPLANATION
ABSOLVE
OUT
PLEA
CONDONE
Definition of excuse
a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.; "he kept finding excuses to stay"; "every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job"; "his transparent self-justification was unacceptable"; a note explaining an absence; "he had to get his mother to write an excuse for him"; accept an excuse for; "Please excuse my dirty hands"; ask for permission to be released from an engagement; excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with; "excuse someone's behavior"; "She condoned her husband's occasional infidelities"; grant exemption or release to; "Please excuse me from this class"; serve as a reason or cause or justification of; "Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work"; "Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again"
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What is the best solution to the riddle EXCUSE?
Solution APOLOGY is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution APOLOGY is 7 letters long. We have 32 further solutions of the same word length.
How many solutions are there for the crossword clue "EXCUSE"?
There are 237 solutions. The longest is GIVE DISPENSATION FROM with 20 letters, and the shortest is AIM with 3 letters.
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