The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word PRETEXT which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 1999.
Trumped-up excuse crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PRETEXT | 100 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Trumped-up excuse
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- pretext
- lie
- fib
- string
- stringing
- strings
- false
- frame
- lion
- make
- trump
- trumping
Crossword Answer definitions
PRETEXT noun- A false, contrived, or assumed purpose or reason; a pretense.
- To employ a pretext, which involves using a false or contrived purpose for soliciting the gain of something else.
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