EXCUSE Crossword Clue & Answer

We found 237 solutions for 'EXCUSE' with 3 to 20 letters.
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The clue "excuse" last appeared in the LA Times crossword on March 10, 2025. The correct answer for this puzzle is "ALIBI", a 5-letter word.

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EXCUSE with 12 letters

Top answers for EXCUSE crossword clue from newspapers

ALIBI
APOLOGY
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 ALIBI is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution ALIBI is 5 letters long. We have 23 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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How long are the solutions for "EXCUSE"?

Solutions are between 3 and 20 letters long.

‘EXCUSE’ isn’t just a clue – it’s also a popular crossword answer! Check out these clues where ‘EXCUSE’ is the solution:
Clue Answer

Pardon or forgive (6)
Release from a duty (6)
Reason for act (6)
Let off the hook (6)
Allow to leave (6)
Let off; defence (6)
Pardon for forgive (6)
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