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| 99% | 6 | Exact Match! | ||
verb • grant exemption or release to | ||||
| 43% | 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% | 6 | Excuse to avoid taking responsibility | ||
noun • a failure to face some difficulty squarely | ||||
Excuse From Responsibility
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LETOFF which was last seen in the New York Times NYT crossword.
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LETOFF
Updated: October 11, 2023
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| Clue | Source | |
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➡️ | Excuse to avoid taking responsibility | |
➡️ | Excuse — excuse me!
The Guardian Quick -
10 May 2022 | The Guardian Quick / 10 May 2022 |
➡️ | Responsibility
New York Times -
16 Mar 1978 | New York Times / 16 Mar 1978 |
➡️ | Responsibility – or where our responsibility lies?
Telegraph Cross Atlantic -
15 Jan 2024 | Telegraph Cross Atlantic / 15 Jan 2024 |
➡️ | Shifts responsibility to another
New York Times -
26 Aug 1977 | New York Times / 26 Aug 1977 |
➡️ | Shirking responsibility
New York Times -
13 Nov 1977 | New York Times / 13 Nov 1977 |
➡️ | To gloss over or excuse; excuse or cover up (an offense, error, etc.) |