Fictional woodcutter's excuse for failure cut short by answer sailor returned (3,4) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ALIBABA Fictional woodcutter's excuse for failure cut short by answer sailor returned (3,4) (7)
59% ABORTS Cuts short (6) New York Times Dec 26, 2025
59% SAW Woodcutter's instrument (3)
59% AXE Woodcutter's chopper (3)
56% PCT Agt.'s cut (3) Eugene Sheffer Dec 8, 2025
56% BOB Short cut (3) LA Times Daily Nov 14, 2025
53% STD The "S" in EST, for short (3)
53% TKOS They cut bouts short, for short (4) New York Times Nov 22, 2025
53% ALIBI Excuse for failure (5) The Times Concise Aug 21, 2015
51% LAPSE Failure of memory (5) Commuter Jan 8, 2026
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