Excuse
The crossword clue "Excuse" is answered by ALIBI, a 5-letter entry. Used 140 times across 58 distinct years; most recently in 2025. It appears in 19 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 140 times across 58 distinct years; most recently in 2025. It appears in 19 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.
- PRETEXT (13 uses in xd)
- OUT (11 uses in xd)
- PARDON (6 uses in xd)
- CONDONE (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for ALIBI
Every other clue in this pilot answered by ALIBI, most used first.
- Suspect's story - used 128 times, most recently in 2026
- Cover story - used 97 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.
- Make amends - ATONE, used 664 times
- In the know - AWARE, used 356 times
- Battery terminal - ANODE, used 319 times
- Book of maps - ATLAS, used 317 times
- Buenos ___ - AIRES, used 315 times
- Accumulate - AMASS, used 311 times
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