Weak, as an excuse Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Weak, as an excuse featured in New York Times puzzle on October 18, 2026. 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 LAME.

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4 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
LAME Weak, as an excuse (4) New York Times Oct 18, 2026
FLIMSY Weak, as an excuse (6) Newsday Nov 28, 2023
THIN Weak, as an excuse (4) Universal Jul 1, 2023
FEEBLE Weak, as an excuse (6)

36 Similar Clues:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
79% LAMEST Most weak, as an excuse (6) Premier Sunday Feb 16, 2025
79% PATHETIC Terribly weak, as an excuse (8)
8% AHEM "Excuse me?" (4) Universal Oct 21, 2026
8% POOR Lame, as an excuse (4)
8% ALIBI Suspect's excuse (5) Eugene Sheffer Oct 16, 2026
8% HEEL Achilles' weakness (4) Universal Oct 15, 2026
8% LATEPASS Excuse for a teacher (8) Wall Street Journal Oct 8, 2026
8% WEAK Feeble, as an excuse (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 6, 2026
8% FRAIL Physically weak (5) Commuter Sep 23, 2026
8% EXEMPT Excused (6) (6) Mirror Classic Sep 13, 2026

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