Hits goalpost bending around one making excuses for The Defence Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Hits goalpost bending around one making excuses for The Defence . 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is APOLOGIST.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% APOLOGIST Hits goalpost bending around one making excuses for The Defence (9)
4% APOLOGISTS Hits goalpost bending around one for first score making excuses for The Defence (10)
3% ARC Marched around bend (3) (3) Mirror Cryptic Jul 29, 2026
3% LIE Make up, as an excuse (3)
2% FUSE Make one (4) New York Times Jul 31, 2026
2% IMNEWHERE Excuse from a recent hire (9) The Atlantic Jul 31, 2026
2% FIB Bend the truth (3) The Atlantic Jul 30, 2026
2% STOOPS Bends forward and down (6) (6) Puzzler Jul 25, 2026
2% ALIBI Defence (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Jul 24, 2026
2% CLOWNNOSE It makes one red in the face (9) New York Times Jul 24, 2026
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