Anagrams of: MUSCLEMEN_

• 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.

• 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 borough of New York City, it is the easternmost, largest in area, and second-largest in population of New York City's five boroughs

• something that follows something else

• a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it

• of the most contemptible kind

• covered with scum

• a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard

• someone who does special exercises to develop a brawny musculature

• distinguish oneself

• the person who steers a ship

• a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard

• someone who does special exercises to develop a brawny musculature