Use as an excuse Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Use as an excuse . 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PLEAD.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PLEAD Use as an excuse (5)
29% COPOUT Use a flimsy excuse (6) Wall Street Journal Nov 2, 2020
4% ALIBIS Excuses (6) Eugene Sheffer Oct 11, 2025
3% BELCH One might precede "Excuse you!" (5) New York Times Nov 26, 2025
3% WEAK Like some coffee and excuses (4) Wall Street Journal Nov 25, 2025
3% WAS Used to be (3) USA Today Nov 24, 2025
3% MISSOURI US state (8) The Telegraph Quick Nov 24, 2025
3% PRAY Use a pew (4) TV Nov 23, 2025
3% VOTE Use a ballot (4) Premier Sunday Nov 23, 2025
3% MATH "Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally" subject (4) USA Today Nov 21, 2025
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