Excuse in a mystery novel Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Excuse in a mystery novel last seen in USA Today 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 in a mystery novel (5) USA Today Aug 12, 2022
4% SLEUTH Mystery novel figure (6)
3% LETOFF Excuse from work (6) LA Times Daily Sep 3, 2025
3% EDGARS Mystery writers' awards (6) Eugene Sheffer Sep 3, 2025
3% EDNA Mystery writer Buchanan (4) Universal Sep 2, 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
3% ELLERY Queen of mystery (6) Wall Street Journal Aug 21, 2025
3% TEY Mystery author Josephine (3) New York Times Aug 20, 2025

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