Person blamed for the faults of others (9) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SCAPEGOAT Person blamed for the faults of others (9) (9)
8% CULPRIT Person at fault (7) (7) Puzzler Oct 9, 2025
8% ACCUSED Blamed person in the dock (7) (7) Mirror Cryptic Sep 5, 2025
7% SAN ___ Andreas Fault (3) Universal Oct 11, 2025
7% ACCUSE Formally blame (6) The Times Concise Oct 8, 2025
7% ANAL Fastidious to a fault (4) Universal Sep 25, 2025
7% IGOOFED Fault line? (7) Wall Street Journal Sep 24, 2025
7% ITO "Was ___ blame?" (3) New York Times Sep 21, 2025
7% THATSONYOU Fault line? (10) LA Times Daily Sep 13, 2025
7% CARPS Finds fault (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 9, 2025
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