Excuse for failure Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Excuse for failure last seen in Times Concise puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ALIBI.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ALIBI Excuse for failure (5) The Times Concise Aug 21, 2015
28% ALIBIS Boxer twice making excuses for failure (6)
20% DESTINY "A tyrant's authority for crime and a fool's excuse for failure," per Ambrose Bierce (7)
18% ALIBABA Fictional woodcutter's excuse for failure cut short by answer sailor returned (3,4) (7)
3% LETOFF Excuse from work (6) LA Times Daily Sep 3, 2025
3% ABSOLVE Excuse a second rate crack (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 3, 2025
3% DUDS Failures (4) Universal Aug 29, 2025
3% BUY Accept, as an excuse (3) Eugene Sheffer Aug 28, 2025
3% NOONETOLDME Excuse related to communication (11) Universal Aug 27, 2025
3% IBE "May __ excused?" (3) LA Times Daily Aug 26, 2025

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