Lame apology substitute Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Lame apology substitute last seen in Newsday puzzle. 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is OOPS.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OOPS Lame apology substitute (4) Newsday Jul 23, 2021
3% QUORN Meat substitute (5) The Telegraph Plusword Dec 9, 2025
3% EXCUSEME Apology for a dance? (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 5, 2025
3% SOYA Meat substitute (4) Puzzler Backwords Dec 4, 2025
3% CAROB Chocolate substitute (5) The Telegraph Plusword Dec 2, 2025
3% INS Stand-___ (substitutes) (3) Universal Dec 1, 2025
3% ITSOK Empathetic response to an apology (5) New York Times Nov 4, 2025
3% ALTERNATE Substitute (9) USA Today Sep 27, 2025
3% POOR Lame, as an excuse (4)
2% IMBAD "Sorry, ___ at remembering names!" (apology for forgetting someone's name): 2 wds. (5)

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