Excuse meant to arouse sympathy Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Excuse meant to arouse sympathy . 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SOBSTORY.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SOBSTORY Excuse meant to arouse sympathy (8)
3% ALIBI Excuse (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 8, 2026
3% STONY Devoid of sympathy (5) Wall Street Journal Jan 24, 2026
3% PITY Sympathy (4) (4) Mirror Classic Jan 3, 2026
3% POIGNANT Arousing sympathy (8) The Sun Two Speed Jun 1, 2025
3% MELT Arouse sympathy in (4)
2% SAD Inadequate, as an excuse (3)
2% LAME Inadequate, as an excuse (4) Newsday Feb 10, 2026
2% CONDONE Excuse, forgive (7) Puzzler Backwords Feb 9, 2026
2% AHEM "Excuse me" (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 9, 2026
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