Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Excuse.
5 letter answer(s) to excuse
ALIBI
(law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
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"
exonerate by means of an alibi
7 letter answer(s) to excuse
CONDONE
excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with; "excuse someone's behavior"; "She condoned her husband's occasional infidelities"
PRETEXT
an artful or simulated semblance; "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them"
something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason
10 letter answer(s) to excuse
GOODREASON
3 letter answer(s) to excuse
OUT
being out or having grown cold; "threw his extinct cigarette into the stream"; "the fire is out"
(baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball; "you only get 3 outs per inning"
away from home; "they went out last night"
be made known; be disclosed or revealed; "The truth will out"
directed outward or serving to direct something outward; "the out doorway"; "the out basket"
excluded from use or mention; "forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject"
from one's possession; "he gave out money to the poor"; "gave away the tickets"
knocked unconscious by a heavy blow
moving or appearing to move away from a place, especially one that is enclosed or hidden; "the cat came out from under the bed";
no longer fashionable; "that style is out these days"
not allowed to continue to bat or run; "he was tagged out at second on a cl
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