"The herring ate my homework," e.g.? Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue "The herring ate my homework," e.g.? . 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 10 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SHADEXCUSE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SHADEXCUSE "The herring ate my homework," e.g.? (10)
91% LIE "The dog ate my homework", probably (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jul 26, 2025
73% PREP Homework (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 7, 2025
70% UKELELE Instrument with G-C-E-A tuning (7) USA Today Sep 13, 2025
70% ALIBI "The dog ate my homework" (5)
67% FLAMEEXCUSE "My homework caught fire," e.g.? (11)
64% DINED Ate at a restaurant (5) Commuter Aug 28, 2025
64% SNACKED Ate a bit (7) Universal Aug 9, 2025
64% SPIES Johnny English and George Smiley, e. g. (5)
64% POOREXCUSE "The dog ate my homework," for one (10)
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