| Weaker |
| More flimsy |
| Not so cool |
| More feeble |
| Debussy work |
| Limping more |
| More hobbled |
| Debussy opus |
| Hobbling more |
| More disabled |
| More crippled |
| Debussy suite |
| Debussy piece. |
| Debussy's "___ |
| Less effectual |
| Not so awesome |
| Debussy subject |
| Debussy classic |
| Less convincing |
| Less impressive |
| More claudicant |
| More inadequate |
| Like some excuses |
| 1905 Debussy work |
| Debussy tone poem |
| More unconvincing |
| Not so believable |
| Worse as an excuse |
| Debussy composition |
| Debussy masterpiece |
| Debussy's sea piece |
| Feebler, as excuses |
| Worse, as excuses go |
| Less cool, to a teen |
| Poorer, as an excuse |
| Popular Debussy work |
| Less funny, as a joke |
| Popular Debussy piece |
| Poorer, as excuses go |
| Less valid, excusewise |
| More weak, like excuses |
| Less valid, as an excuse |
| Worse, like some excuses |
| Not so good, as an excuse |
| More pathetic, excusewise |
| More flimsy, as an excuse |
| Less credible, excuse-wise |
| Less adequate, as an excuse |
| More pathetic, as an excuse |
| More pathetic, as excuses go |
| Less plausible, as an excuse |
| Less convincing, as an excuse |
| Less believable, as an excuse |
| Less effective — realm (anag) |
| Not so believable, as an excuse |
| More like an unbelievable excuse |
| Impressionist composition of 1905 |
| Orchestral work that premiered in 1905 |
| Piece that influenced the "Jaws" score |
| Orchestral composition by Claude Debussy |
| Debussy work including "Play of the Waves |
| Montreal-born, Chief Justice Antonio _____ |
| Supreme Court Justice Antonio (Appointed 1990) |
| Debussy work whose title is French for "The Sea |
| Its second movement translates to "Play of the Waves |