| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Fabricated accusation, or any of 17-, 33- and 42-Across? | Wall Street Journal | 20 Apr 2022 |
| Fraudulent accusation | Universal | 10 May 2019 |
| Fraudulent accusation | ||
| It's fabricated | LA Times Daily | 26 Feb 2015 |
| It's fabricated | ||
| Bad rap | ||
| Basis of a false arrest | ||
| Basis of a false arrest | ||
| Framing need | ||
| Basis of a false arrest, perhaps | ||
| Bad rap | ||
| Part of a frame | ||
| Rap without merit | ||
| Rap without merit | ||
| False arrest reason, maybe |