| Courtroom excuse |
| And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout" is its penultimate line |
| Excuse |
| Accused perp's excuse |
| Getting somewhere, slangily |
| Defendant's excuse |
| All I want is __ somewhere": "Wouldn't It Be Loverly" lyric |
| Rude response to "Excuse me? |
| Excuse maker's refrain |
| OK, tennis students, I want everyone to practice near the net with everyone else"? |
| Accepts, as an excuse |
| Like some excuses |
| Cause for an "Excuse me! |
| Arrestee's excuse |
| Beauty is ___ own excuse for being |
| Unsatisfactory, as excuses |
| Age-old excuse |
| Furnished an excuse |
| Alphabet ender, somewhere |
| A tyrant's authority for crime and a fool's excuse for failure," per Ambrose Bierce |
| Excuse me, I seem to have lost my phone number ...? |
| Subtle "Excuse me . . . |
| Unconvincing excuse, probably |
| Feeble excuses |
| Kind of duck or excuse |
| Excuse that may raise suspicion |
| Unconvincing, as excuses |
| Implausible, as an excuse |
| 'Excuse me!' elicitor |
| Partial excuse |