Flimsy, as an excuse
The crossword clue "Flimsy, as an excuse" is answered by LAME, a 4-letter entry. Used 23 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2025. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
LAME
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LAME answer page.
Used 23 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2025. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for LAME
Every other clue in this collection answered by LAME, most used first.
- Weak, as an excuse - used 47 times, most recently in 2022
- Metallic fabric - used 40 times, most recently in 2025
- Like some excuses - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
- Poor, as an excuse - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
- Unconvincing - used 35 times, most recently in 2025
- Hobbling - used 31 times, most recently in 2021
- Kind of duck - used 24 times, most recently in 2018
- Poor, as excuses go - used 24 times, most recently in 2019
Related clues
Clues in this collection 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.
- "Excuse me ..." - AHEM, used 198 times
- Flimsy - THIN, used 38 times
- "Um, excuse me" - AHEM, used 23 times
- "Uh, excuse me" - AHEM, used 22 times
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