Excuse used before arrival of SMS? (7) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Excuse used before arrival of SMS? (7) featured in Sun Two Speed puzzle on September 22, 2025. 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PRETEXT.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PRETEXT Excuse used before arrival of SMS? (7) (7) The Sun Two Speed Sep 22, 2025
6% ALIBI Excuse Somali bigamist uses (5) (5) The Sun Two Speed Sep 21, 2025
6% SHOWUP Arrive (6) USA Today Sep 16, 2025
6% MSG The "M" in SMS, for short (3)
6% TEXTS SMS messages (5) The Telegraph Plusword Aug 7, 2025
6% COMES Arrives (5) Commuter Aug 4, 2025
6% EARLY Before the crowds arrive, maybe (5)
6% TEXT Send SMS (4) The Telegraph Quick Jun 26, 2025
5% CONDONE Excuse, forgive (7) Puzzler Backwords Sep 18, 2025
5% POOR Lame, as an excuse (4)

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