Anagrams of: ENCUMBERS_

• A small two-masted, and later three-masted, Mediterranean transport ship with an overhanging bow and stern.

• A small two-masted, and later three-masted, Mediterranean transport ship with an overhanging bow and stern.

• A small two-masted, and later three-masted, Mediterranean transport ship with an overhanging bow and stern.

• a person who pardons or forgives or excuses a fault or offense

• Small portions of starters typical of Turkish and Greek cuisine (equivalent to Spanish tapas or Hawaiian pu pu) often served as a light meal with pita.

• Any of the genus Murex of marine gastropods.

• A small two-masted, and later three-masted, Mediterranean transport ship with an overhanging bow and stern.

• A poor young man of the lower Anglo-Irish gentry who aspires to the habits and dress of the wealthy.

• domesticated ox having a humped back and long horns and a large dewlap; used chiefly as a draft animal in India and east Asia

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

• a note explaining an absence

• a poor example

• accept an excuse for

• grant exemption or release to

• serve as a reason or cause or justification of

• defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning

• ask for permission to be released from an engagement

• excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with