Cover story
The crossword clue "Cover story" is answered by ALIBI, a 5-letter entry. Used 97 times across 31 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1990. It appears in 23 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
ALIBI
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ALIBI answer page.
Used 97 times across 31 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1990. It appears in 23 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this pilot link to their own answer page.
- EXCUSE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for ALIBI
Every other clue in this pilot answered by ALIBI, most used first.
- Excuse - used 140 times, most recently in 2025
- Suspect's story - used 128 times, most recently in 2026
- Suspect's excuse - used 80 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Pilot clues of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Top story - ATTIC, used 108 times
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