Legal defence, some fib I later retracted (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ALIBI Legal defence, some fib I later retracted (5) (5)
5% PEACEOUT "Later!" (8) Eugene Sheffer Apr 10, 2026
5% LIED Told fibs (4) Commuter Apr 9, 2026
5% LIE Fib (3) The Times Concise Apr 8, 2026
5% WHITELIE Well-intentioned fib (8) The Times Concise Apr 1, 2026
5% LIES Fibs (4) (4) Mirror Classic Mar 23, 2026
5% SOONER ___ or later (6) Universal Feb 12, 2026
5% AFTER Later (5) The Telegraph Quick Feb 12, 2026
5% TATA "Later!" (4) Wall Street Journal Feb 12, 2026
5% BYE "Later!" (3) USA Today Feb 11, 2026
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