| Accused's claim |
| Common parental "explanation |
| Accused's retort |
| Accused's bond |
| Accused's defense |
| Add explanations to |
| Accused's out |
| Valley girl's "yeah, right" [IMPORTANT: SEE THE 'NOTE' (above) for key info about this week's puzzle and SEE THE LAST CLUE DOWN for the explanation of last week's puzzle.] |
| Air marshal's explanation about keeping his pilots alert? |
| Airtight explanations |
| Accused's bad break |
| Accept, as an explanation |
| ... and, finally, the end of the explanation |
| Because ___!" (mom's no-nonsense explanation): 3 wds. |
| Accused's story |
| Director's explanation as to why this puzzle's actresses were well-cast? |
| Article in a German paper?[For the explanation to last week's puzzle, see the last clue down.] |
| Arbitrary parental "explanation |
| Accused's excuse |
| Accused's explanation |
| Add one letter, and you have an explanation of what it does |
| Write fuller explanations |
| Add an explanation to |
| Advance, and the explanation of the puzzle theme |
| Formal explanation |
| Accused's need |
| Parent's authoritarian explanation |
| Arbitrary non-explanation, after "because |
| Explanations of meaning |
| Criminal explanation |