A person blamed for faults, mistakes, etc, especially of expedience (9) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SCAPEGOAT A person blamed for faults, mistakes, etc, especially of expedience (9) (9)
5% PIN ___ the blame on (assign blame to) (3)
5% FLAW Fault (4) LA Times Daily Jun 3, 2026
5% GUILTY At fault (6) Puzzler Backwords May 7, 2026
4% SLIPS Minor mistakes (5) Newsday Jun 15, 2026
4% SIC [Not my mistake] (3) New York Times Jun 15, 2026
4% AMITOBLAME "Was that my fault?" (10) Universal Jun 9, 2026
4% ERR Make a mistake (3) New York Times Mini Jun 6, 2026
4% ERRS Makes a mistake (4) Universal Jun 6, 2026
4% FRISK Search of person for weapons etc. (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Jun 4, 2026
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