Mother's holding smashed ale cup, but I'll take the blame (3,5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Mother's holding smashed ale cup, but I'll take the blame (3,5) . 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is MEACULPA.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MEACULPA Mother's holding smashed ale cup, but I'll take the blame (3,5) (8)
75% GRABS Takes hold of (5) USA Today Oct 14, 2025
72% GRASP Take hold of (5) Commuter Sep 30, 2025
69% PCT Agt.'s take (3) Eugene Sheffer Nov 7, 2025
69% PINON Blame for (5) Newsday Nov 1, 2025
69% PIN Blame (on) (3) LA Times Daily Oct 17, 2025
69% MASTER Mother's holding spades - ace? (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 15, 2025
69% CATCH Take hold of (5) (5) Puzzler Oct 1, 2025
69% GRAB Take hold of (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 30, 2025
66% MET "How I ___ Your Mother" (3) Universal Oct 21, 2025
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