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Some Excuses Crossword Clue

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99%4Exact Match!
noun

• a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth

• Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968)

• position or manner in which something is situated

verb

• be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position

• be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position

• originate (in)

• be and remain in a particular state or condition

• tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive

• have a place in relation to something else

• assume a reclining position

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

24%4 Like some excuses
noun

• someone who doesn't understand what is going on

• a fabric interwoven with threads of metal

adjective satellite

• pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness

• disabled in the feet or legs

verb

• deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg

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New York Times01 Mar 2009 Across 28
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