The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word SCAPEGOAT which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2001.
Accused critter with a beard? crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SCAPEGOAT | 100 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Accused critter with a beard?
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- scapegoat
- beaver
- goat
- bear
- alibi
- plea
- torture
- barber
- beardless
- grizzled
- sycosis
- lion
Crossword Answer definitions
SCAPEGOAT noun- In the Mosaic Day of Atonement ritual, a goat symbolically imbued with the sins of the people, and sent out alive into the wilderness while another was sacrificed.
- Someone punished for the error or errors of someone else.
- To punish someone for the error or errors of someone else; to make a scapegoat of.
- To blame something for the problems of a given society without evidence to back up the claim.
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