Excuse some sibilance returning (5) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ALIBI Excuse some sibilance returning (5) (5)
7% PSST Sibilant "Hey!" (4) Universal Feb 7, 2026
7% LISP Trouble with sibilants (4) Wall Street Journal Nov 20, 2025
6% TWELFTH Some flight flew there, returning before 13th (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Feb 13, 2026
6% SAD Inadequate, as an excuse (3)
6% LAME Inadequate, as an excuse (4) Newsday Feb 10, 2026
6% CONDONE Excuse, forgive (7) Puzzler Backwords Feb 9, 2026
6% AHEM "Excuse me" (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 9, 2026
6% ASSURED Guaranteed return of some comrade Russians one's abandoned (7) The Times Cryptic Feb 4, 2026
6% YIELD Return on investment (5) The Telegraph Quick Feb 4, 2026
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