The Clue
This is sometimes ironclad (5 letter answer)
The Answer
ALIBI
Tags
Notes
The answer ALIBI is seen frequently, appearing about once every 90 puzzles.
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Cover
Excuse
Out
Accused's excuse
Certain testimony
Convenient story
Court story
Cover story
Cover story?
Defendant's defense
Defendant's mainstay
Defendant's out
Defense aid
Defense at court
Epithet for Ike
Evidence for the defense
Excuse at court
Excuse of a sort
Exonerating excuse
Lardner's "___ Ike"
Lardner's ___ Ike
Lawyer's concern
Legal defense
Legal excuse
Mason's concern
Slip cover?
Suspect's need
Suspect's "out"
Suspect's story
___ Ike (buck-passer)
Ironclad defense, usually
It may be airtight
It might be airtight
It might let a person off
It's best when it's airtight
Definition
ALIBI as a noun:
1. (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
2. (excuse, alibi, exculpation, self-justification) = a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.; "he kept finding excuses to stay"; "every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job"; "his transparent self-justification was unacceptable"
ALIBI as a verb:
1. exonerate by means of an alibi