Offer As An Excuse Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 13, 2023

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	verb • appeal or request earnestly • offer as an excuse or plea • enter a plea, as in courts of law • make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts
	42%	6		To gloss over or excuse; excuse or cover up (an offense, error, etc.)
	verb • To extenuate, explain away, gloss over. • To use flattering language. • To smooth over; to palliate by specious explanation. • To give a shine to (something or someone).
	36%	9		Offer a plausible excuse for
	verb • lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of

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The Guardian Quick08 Dec 2017	Across 19
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7	To gloss over or excuse; excuse or cover up (an offense, error, etc.)