'The check is in the mail' and 'The dog ate my homework,' famously Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue 'The check is in the mail' and 'The dog ate my homework,' famously last seen in New York Times puzzle. 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is LIES.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LIES 'The check is in the mail' and 'The dog ate my homework,' famously (4) New York Times Aug 14, 2023
7% LIE "The dog ate my homework", probably (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jul 26, 2025
6% ALIBI "The dog ate my homework" (5)
5% PREP Homework (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 7, 2025
5% ATE The dog ____ my homework! (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 19, 2024
5% LIED Said, 'The dog ate my homework,' probably (4)
5% POOREXCUSE "The dog ate my homework," for one (10)
5% LAMEEXCUSE "The dog ate my homework," e.g. (10)
5% EXCUSE "The dog ate my homework," perhaps (6)
5% FIB "The dog ate my homework," e.g. (3)

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