Crossword clues for Excuse. 8 letters:DOBETTERThere's no excuse for thatLATEPASSStudent excuserALIBIIKEOne making excusesSOBSTORYMany a lame excuseLATEPASSTardiness excuseSOBSTORYExcuse designed to elicit snifflesFORGIVESExcusesSAVEFACEMake excuses, maybeSOBSTORYExcuse meant to elicit sympathyLATEPASSSlip that excuses tardinessALIBIIKEExcuse-making Ring Lardner characterFEEBLESTMost flimsy, as an excusePRETENSEExcuse.EPITAPHSDorothy Parker's "Excuse my dust" and othersWONTWASHIs found untrue, as an excuseOLDSTORYThreadbare excuseSOBSTORYExcuse of a sortPATHETICTerribly weak, as an excuseCONDONEDExcusedLATEPASSExcuse for a teacherCONDONESExcuses or overlooksIJUSTATEDinner invitation excuseFLIMSIERWeaker, as an excuseSOBSTORYExcuse meant to arouse sympathyALIBIIKEGuy making excusesSOBSTORYInsincere excuseWHITELIEOne form of polite excuse.PARDONEDExcused.PRETEXTSDeceptive excusesSOBSTORYExcuse that's often exaggeratedFLIMSIERLess plausible, as an excuseLAMENESSIneffectuality, as excuses goSOBSTORYSympathy-arousing excuseLATEDATEOversleeper's excuseHOMEWORKSomething the dog ate, in a noted excuseLATEPASSNote excusing tardinessALIBIIKELardner's excuse-makerPRETEXTSExcusesSOBSTORYLame excuse, perhapsIDIGRESSExcuse me for going off-topicSOBSTORYLong, drawn-out excuseEXCUSEAlibiEXCUSEDAbsolved.EXCUSELet off.EXCUSEROne forgivingEXCUSEDMay I be ___?EXCUSESForgivesEXCUSETardy worker's needEXCUSESLets offEXCUSEReason for absence
