Anagrams of: EXCELS_

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

• the act of flexing

• contract

• exhibit the strength of

• form a curve

• bend a joint

• cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form

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

• type genus of the Culicidae: widespread genus of mosquitoes distinguished by holding the body parallel to the resting surface

• 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

• a quantity much larger than is needed

• immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits

• the state of being more than full

• excessive indulgence

• more than is needed, desired, or required

• The structure at the front end of a tapeworm which, in the adult, has suckers and hooks by which it attaches itself to a host.

• a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)

• remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line

• levy an excise tax on

• remove by cutting

• distinguish oneself