"Not guilty by reason of mental defect," e.g. Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PLEA "Not guilty by reason of mental defect," e.g. (4)
85% LETTER E or G, e.g. (6) USA Today Jan 6, 2026
72% COMIC e,g, The Beano - strip or relief (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Feb 11, 2026
72% BUG Defect (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 10, 2025
68% SHARP Mentally with it (5) New York Times Dec 21, 2025
68% MUSICNOTES E, G, B, D and F, e.g. (10) USA Today Dec 5, 2025
68% MORONS Mental defectives (6)
65% SENSE Reason (5) Thomas Joseph Feb 14, 2026
65% ENNUI Mental weariness (5) Puzzler Backwords Feb 13, 2026
65% GOD The "G" in TGIF (3)
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