The Clue
"May I be ___?" (7 letter answer)
The Answer
EXCUSED
Tags
Notes
The answer EXCUSED is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
EXCUSE as a verb:
1. (excuse, pardon) = accept an excuse for; "Please excuse my dirty hands"
2. (excuse, relieve, let off, exempt) = grant exemption or release to; "Please excuse me from this class"
3. (excuse, explain) = serve as a reason or cause or justification of; "Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work"; "Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again"
4. (apologize, apologise, excuse, justify, rationalize, rationalise) = defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success"
5. (excuse, beg off) = ask for permission to be released from an engagement
6. (excuse, condone) = excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with; "excuse someone's behavior"; "She condoned her husband's occasional infidelities"
EXCUSED as an adjective:
1. granted exemption; "one of the excused jurors planned to write a book"