Related Clues:

• Might excuse Indonesian leader's mix-up in Bali
• Excuse in a mystery novel
• A defendant might have one
• Excuse one vital urge with no function
• It puts one in the clear
• Exonerating excuse
• Defence revealed in tabloid -- bail oddly rejected
• "It wasn't me! I was at the library," e.g
• Bail arranged by one for the defence
• It’s better when corroborated
• Accused’s defence fails if bail oddly withheld
• "I was somewhere else" statement
• Excuse (in court)
• Island's leader demoted with paper providing justification
• Excuse deviation from script, but not second one