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Make Excuses Maybe Crossword Clue

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99%8SAVEFACEExact Match!
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40%6Excuses, excuses
noun

• (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question

• a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.

verb

• exonerate by means of an alibi

29%10 Inclined to make excuses
adjective

• offering or expressing apology

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