Excuse - Crossword Clue

Crossword Clue Last Updated: 08/08/2026

Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Excuse.

5 letter answer(s) to excuse

  1. (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
  2. 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"
  3. exonerate by means of an alibi

7 letter answer(s) to excuse

  1. excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with; "excuse someone's behavior"; "She condoned her husband's occasional infidelities"
  1. an artful or simulated semblance; "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them"
  2. something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason

10 letter answer(s) to excuse

3 letter answer(s) to excuse

  1. being out or having grown cold; "threw his extinct cigarette into the stream"; "the fire is out"
  2. (baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball; "you only get 3 outs per inning"
  3. away from home; "they went out last night"
  4. be made known; be disclosed or revealed; "The truth will out"
  5. directed outward or serving to direct something outward; "the out doorway"; "the out basket"
  6. excluded from use or mention; "forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject"
  7. from one's possession; "he gave out money to the poor"; "gave away the tickets"
  8. knocked unconscious by a heavy blow
  9. moving or appearing to move away from a place, especially one that is enclosed or hidden; "the cat came out from under the bed";
  10. no longer fashionable; "that style is out these days"
  11. not allowed to continue to bat or run; "he was tagged out at second on a cl

Frequently asked questions about ‘Excuse’

What's the best solution for Excuse?

The most likely answer for the crossword clue Excuse is OUT. Other possible answers include ALIBI, CONDONE, GOODREASON, PRETEXT.

How many solutions are there for Excuse?

We have found 5 possible answers for the crossword clue Excuse.

Which crosswords feature clues like Excuse?

Clues like Excuse often appear in daily crosswords from publications such as Daily Mirror, Daily Mail Cryptic, Metro, The Daily Telegraph Daily, The Observer Azed, among others.


Other crossword clues with similar answers to 'Excuse'

ClueAnswers
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Pass20
See 717
Out14
Cover13
Way out8
Old hat7
Away6
Dated6
Absent5
Revealed5
Umpire's call5
"Git!"4
Inaccurate4
Means of escape4
Published4
Ump's call4
Forgive3
Not in3
So last year3
Call at first2
Down for the count2
Extinguished2
Fully anesthetized2
In the open2
Justification2
No longer chic2
No longer fashionable2
Not at home2
Not home2
Tag cry2
Umpire's cry2
Unconscious2
"I ran out of gas," e.g.1
"I was at a movie theater1
"I was out of town at the1
A politician has one form of defence1
A politician with one excuse for failure1
A politician, one giving evidence in court1
A vital urge to abandon party, making excuse1
Accused’s defence fails if bail oddly withheld1
Accused's excuse1
Accused's need1
Available for purchase1
Available? Not here1
Avoid the missing vowels round? Great resolution!1
Away from home1
Backtracking, caught in fib, I laugh and say, "I was in Pizza Express in Woking at the time”1
Bail arranged by one for the defence1
Bail screwed on stump, possibly as form of defence1

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