It's a reason for letting someone off the hook Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue It's a reason for letting someone off the hook . 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is EXCUSE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EXCUSE It's a reason for letting someone off the hook (6)
6% IDIOM "On the ball" or "off the hook" (5) USA Today Dec 21, 2025
6% ELSE Someone ___'s problem (4) Universal Oct 3, 2025
5% WHYS Reasons (4) Eugene Sheffer Jan 26, 2026
5% SANE Reasonable (4) Wall Street Journal Jan 21, 2026
5% SMEE Hook's sidekick (4)
5% ORDEREDIN Let someone else do the cooking (9) LA Times Daily Jan 10, 2026
5% SANER More reasonable (5) Wall Street Journal Jan 8, 2026
5% AHAB Hook model (4) Newsday Jan 3, 2026
5% PURPOSE Reason (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 2, 2026
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