To excuse, delay execution (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% REPRIEVE To excuse, delay execution (8) (8)
8% ALIBIS Excuses (6) Eugene Sheffer Apr 4, 2026
7% LAG Delay (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 10, 2026
7% NAILED Executed perfectly (6) Wall Street Journal May 9, 2026
7% ALIBI Suspect's excuse (5) Eugene Sheffer May 7, 2026
7% LAME Poor, as an excuse (4)
7% STALL Strategically delay (5) New York Times Midi Apr 23, 2026
7% ATONCE Without delay (6) Wall Street Journal Apr 23, 2026
7% WAIT Be delayed (4) (4) Mirror Classic Apr 13, 2026
7% AHEM "Excuse me ... " (4) LA Times Daily Apr 1, 2026
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