Specious excuse to start preaching on a written subject (7) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PRETEXT Specious excuse to start preaching on a written subject (7) (7)
6% AMEN "Preach!" (4) Universal Nov 14, 2025
5% ALIBIS Excuses (6) Eugene Sheffer Oct 11, 2025
4% WEAK Like some coffee and excuses (4) Wall Street Journal Nov 25, 2025
4% ININK Written with a pen (5) New York Times Mini Nov 23, 2025
4% LAW Attorney's subject (3)
4% MATH "Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally" subject (4) USA Today Nov 21, 2025
4% HEY "Excuse me!" (3) New York Times Nov 20, 2025
4% ARCHETYPE Preach, yet strangely original (9) The Times Quick Cryptic Nov 19, 2025
4% ALIBI Legal excuse (5) Universal Nov 18, 2025
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