| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| NIB | Excuse | |
| CONDONE | Excuse | |
| LETOFF | Excuse | |
| ALIBI | Excuse | |
| APOLOGY | Excuse | |
| PARDON | Excuse | |
| PLEA | Excuse | |
| EXCUSEMENT | Excuse. | |
| FEEBLEST | Lamest (excuse) | |
| PRETEXT | Specious excuse | |
| WHAT | Excuse me? | |
| ESSOIGN | Excuse; exemption. | |
| EXCUSED | Of Excuse | |
| EXCUSING | Of Excuse | |
| EXCUSATION | Excuse; apology. | |
| PLEAD | To offer in excuse | |
| CREEPHOLE | A subterfuge; an excuse. | |
| SHUFFLING | Evasive; as, a shuffling excuse. | |
| LAMENESS | Weakness of excuse could mean less | |
| ABSOLVE | Enable heart to work out excuse | |
| STEM | Originate from small talk? Excuse me! | |
| SALVO | An exception; a reservation; an excuse. | |
| ESSOIN | To excuse for nonappearance in court. | |
| ROUT | Right excuse could cause a terrible defeat | |
| SORRY | Poor; mean; worthless; as, a sorry excuse. | |