| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Forgives | USA Today | 14 Nov 2025 |
| Forgives | Premier Sunday | 22 Jun 2025 |
| Excuses, as usual, the daughter and wayward son (7) | ||
| Forgives an offender | ||
| Excuses, forgives (7) | ||
| Shows mercy when assistant to monarch puts it on | ||
| Excuses | The Washington Post | 15 Sep 2019 |
| Excuses | LA Times Daily | 15 Sep 2019 |
| Lets off | Eugene Sheffer | 23 Apr 2019 |
| Excuses | ||
| Forgives | Newsday | 08 Nov 2017 |
| Removes from a can? | New York Times | 04 Oct 2015 |
| Removes from a can? | ||
| Lets off the hook | ||
| Grants amnesty to | ||
| Forgives | ||
| Lets off the hook | ||
| Sentences may end with them | ||
| Forgives | ||
| Lets off the hook | ||
| Lets off the hook | ||
| Excuses | ||
| Excuses offenses | ||
| Lets off | ||
| Excuses | ||
| Some convicts get them | ||
| Government grants? | ||
| Exculpates | ||
| Remits | ||
| Forgives | ||
| Amnesties. | ||
| Governor's prerogative. | ||
| Governors' prerogatives. |