Not a good excuse, love, for being ineffectual (4,4) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LAMEDUCK Not a good excuse, love, for being ineffectual (4,4) (8)
6% ALIBI Courtroom excuse (5) New York Times Mini Jan 6, 2026
6% HOORAYHENRY Ineffectual young toff * (11) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 4, 2026
6% EXEMPT Excused (6) (6) Mirror Classic Jan 2, 2026
6% FOBOFF Appease with excuses (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 31, 2025
6% LAME Weak, as an excuse (4)
6% WHAT "Excuse me?" (4) Wall Street Journal Dec 27, 2025
6% IBE "May __ excused?" (3) Newsday Dec 14, 2025
6% MILKSOP Pitifully ineffectual person (7) The Times Concise Dec 11, 2025
6% STING On reflection, it's no good being smart (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Dec 8, 2025
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