A job to defend most of reasoning for one making excuses? Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% APOLOGIST A job to defend most of reasoning for one making excuses? (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 21, 2022
6% ALIBIS Excuses (6) Eugene Sheffer Oct 11, 2025
6% ALIBI Court defendant's excuse (5) The Telegraph Mini Jul 24, 2025
5% SANE Reasonable (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 18, 2025
5% UHWHAT "Excuse me?!" (6) Universal Oct 14, 2025
5% SENSEFUL Reasonable (8) Wall Street Journal Oct 13, 2025
5% ITPAYSTHERENT "A job's a job" (13) USA Today Oct 12, 2025
5% TRIAL One of many in the book of Job (5) New York Times Oct 12, 2025
5% HUNH "Excuse me?" (4) Newsday Oct 11, 2025
5% MANIPEDI Job done on one's hands and feet? (8) New York Times Oct 11, 2025

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