- - defence by an accused person that they were somewhere else when the crime was committed
- - Wall in Bosnia's prime locations provide defence?
- - It's better when corroborated
- - One wasn't there to make such a defence
- - "It wasn't me! I was at the library," e.g
- - Defence alleging a suspect was elsewhere
- - Bail arranged by one for the defence
- - It puts one in the clear
- - Defence revealed in tabloid — bail oddly rejected
- - bail is affected by one defence plea
- - Party member taking part in first-class defence of the accused
- - defence of a location?
- - bail arranged before one defence plea
- - Bishop, one supporting boxer's defence
- - Former boxing champ with book — one providing defence
- - at length inquiry brings in leaders' defence
- - it may check out
- - Mentioned alley, by courtroom defence
- - it may be fictional
- - Liberal stopping excellent legal defence
- - The greatest Belgium international defence
- - Story that might not hold up in court
- - Heard Ali buy a reasonable defence
- - it might be proof of convenient absence
- - A suspect's excuse for not being responsible
- - defence of the absent
- - "I was solving a crossword when it happened," e.g.
- - Defence of jails in brig occasionally
- - Defence attorney likes it better if leads not followed?
- - defence of being elsewhere
- - Courtroom defence against law I broke, initially
- - defence provided by famous boxer breaking in at the start
- - A reason that is given for not being at a place, at a particular time
- - positional defence
- - It may be airtight
- - It eliminates suspects
- - It might be airtight
- - Defence plea
- - One might not hold up in court
- - It eliminates a suspect
- - It could be a strong defense
- - Excuse intended to avert blame
- - Provable account of a suspect's whereabouts
- - "i couldn't have done the murder—i was at my son's little league baseball game!", e.g.
- - Excuse Svengali Bill uses
- - proof of location
- - Excuse boxer breeder intended to begin with
- - Courtroom plea of being elsewhere
- - Legal plea of having been elsewhere
- - crime suspect's excuse
- - Excuse boxer liking both men and women
- - Excuse Mali bigamist uses
- - "i was home watching television," for one
- - Claim in court that one was elsewhere
- - With a politician I have such an excuse
- - excuse for failure
- - Suspect's explanation that a cop may try to break
- - Defendant's claim of having been elsewhere
- - A criminal suspect may need one
- - Proof of whereabouts
- - A defendant might have one
- - I break bail in order to prove I was elsewhere
- - Excuse in a mystery novel
- - Justification one needed after jumping bail
- - excuse a fellow £50 off the bill
- - Jumping bail I find an excuse
- - "i was out of town that day," say
- - Proof against wrongdoing
- - "i was out of town that day," e.g.
- - Backtracking, caught in fib, I laugh and say, "I was in Pizza Express in Woking at the time"
- - This excuse is out of place
- - Making excuse, do cut off a sexual urge
- - "i was on vacation at the time of the robbery," e.g.
- - Excuse from Svengali Bill
- - plea by one after bail is arranged
- - Excuse for a criminal suspect
- - Defendant's claim of innocence
- - A justification
- - in court, can this get bail for one?
- - Bail arranged by one having a reason for innocence
- - sue grafton's a
- - Legal excuse story
- - Cover story from the accused
- - "i was out of town that week," for example
- - what a defense witness may provide
- - "i couldn't have eaten the last eclair since i haven't been home all day," for example
- - Proof that one was elsewhere
- - word from the latin for "elsewhere"
- - Excuse for the absent-minded?
- - a politician with one excuse
- - A criminal's may be unbelievable
- - any lapse is business is primarily an excuse
- - Bail out! I have proof I wasn't there!
- - Criminal's excuse
- - claim or proof that one was elsewhere when a crime was committed.
- - Excuse in a trial
- - I was somewhere else statement
- - Out in a court?
- - Claim to be elsewhere during a crime
- - Excuse given to police investigators
- - Excuse of being somewhere else
- - Excuse - a liberal one
- - Crook's excuse
- - Excuse that might be described as airtight or ironclad
- - I bail out of court excuse
- - A politician one making excuse
- - having a good excuse i am given bail
- - crime story statement
- - excuse made by one after jumping bail
- - Breaking bail — one's excuse?
- - In general, I bicker about an excuse
- - Criminal's claim that he was elsewhere when the crime occurred
- - story requiring confirmation
- - in canal, i binned an excuse
- - Criminal suspect's excuse
- - one in pound interrupts excellent excuse for failure
- - Excuse to avert blame
- - fact of being elsewhere
- - Suspect's Whereabouts At A Time
- - criminal defense
- - Bail set, I make a plea in court
- - story to stick to
- - 'Couldn't have been me' story
- - perp's defense
- - Self-justification in fib I laughed about
- - court story from the criminal — one to accept as true in hearing?
- - Claim of being elsewhere when a crime was committed
- - suspect's story of innocence
- - Excuse from Bengali biographer
- - Story that may clear a suspect
- - explanation given by the greatest british setter
- - Con's excuse
- - reason for innocence
- - "i was at home watering my plants when the robbery took place," e.g.
- - after getting bail somehow, i find an excuse
- - accused's "i was somewhere else" story
- - 'I was somewhere else' excuse
- - Excuse in court excellent defending one bishop on line
- - 'A' Is for ... (Sue Grafton crime novel)
- - First, Adam left one bit unfinished, offering an excuse
- - Cover story to drag out of Garibaldi
- - 'Wasn't me . . . I was out of town,' e.g
- - Excuse offered for absenteeism
- - an excuse often picked early in bail
- - Evidence for acquittal
- - What Thin Lizzy were waiting for in 1979.
- - Alleged perp's excuse
- - evidence of being elsewhere
- - Excuse of a party, formerly one
- - This "excuse" was a song by Ringo Starr in 1983
- - i bail out, showing i was somewhere else
- - Suspect's cover story
- - plea that gives one bail, maybe
- - Perp's cover
- - Accused's need
- - Suspect's need
- - Suspect's explanation
- - One might stand up in court
- - Legal defense
- - Lardner's "...... Ike"
- - Defensive story
- - Defendant's offering
- - Criminal excuse
- - "I was at my friend's all night," e.g.
- - What an accused perpetrator needs
- - Well-known Ike
- - Suspect eliminator
- - Proof of innocence, perhaps
- - Out for the accused
- - Innocence indicator
- - Convenient story
- - A suspect's might be suspect
- - "Perfect murder" component
- - "I was away on business," e.g.
- - "I was at work all day," e.g.
- - "I was at the movies," e.g.
- - "I was at home sleeping at the time," e.g.
- - "I ran out of gas," e.g.
- - "I had to visit my sick aunt," e.g.
- - Wrongdoer's excuse
- - Whereabouts excuse
- - Trial excuse
- - Thin Lizzy "Waiting for an ......"
- - Tall story, often
- - Suspect's trump card
- - Suspect's salvation?
- - Suspect's concern
- - Suspect's "airtight" excuse
- - Subject of corroboration
- - Seemingly good excuse
- - Pretext, possibly
- - Perp's story
- - Perp-to-cop story
- - Part of a defense
- - Out in court
- - Out at the station
- - Out at a trial
- - One's out
- - Make excuses
- - Literally, "in another place"
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