Excuse that may clear a suspect in a crime Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Excuse that may clear a suspect in a crime . 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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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ALIBI Excuse that may clear a suspect in a crime (5)
3% SAD Inadequate, as an excuse (3)
3% LAME Inadequate, as an excuse (4) Newsday Feb 10, 2026
3% CONDONE Excuse, forgive (7) Puzzler Backwords Feb 9, 2026
3% AHEM "Excuse me" (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 9, 2026
3% IFFY Suspect (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 8, 2026
3% AHA "As I suspected!" (3) Newsday Feb 5, 2026
3% THEFT Crime (5) The Telegraph Quick Feb 1, 2026
3% GLADE Clearing (5) The Telegraph Quick Jan 22, 2026
3% WHAT "Excuse me?" (4) The Washington Post Mini Jan 21, 2026
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