Lame, as an excuse Crossword Clue

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(adjective)
1. of insufficient quantity to meet a need
2. deserving or inciting pity
(noun)
1. people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group)

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

EXCUSE (noun)
1. a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
2. a poor example
EXCUSE (verb)
1. excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with
2. ask for permission to be released from an engagement
LAME (verb)
1. deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg
LAME (noun)
1. someone who doesn’t understand what is going on
2. a fabric interwoven with threads of metal
LAME (adjective)
1. pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
2. disabled in the feet or legs

More Daily Themed Crossword (7/2/2025) Answers

Across

1. Filling station filler

4. Sticky tree fluid

7. Droop, like an old couch

10. "The ___ thickens"

12. Hearing organs

14. Amateur's opposite, slangily

15. In addition to

16. Cut, as veggies

17. Befitting and suitable (anagram of "tap")

18. Scooby-___, animated TV character who gets abducted by a UFO with Shaggy in an episode

20. Glide like a kite

22. Lunar eclipse object

23. Palindromic explosive letters

24. Shinzo ___, former Prime Minister of Japan

26. Adobe document format: Abbr.

28. Disease carriers

32. Mr. ___, animated TV character who willingly boards a UFO with his lookalikes in an episode

34. Poem of praise

36. "Mork & Mindy" planet

37. Black Friday event

38. Celestial sphere

39. Pig's personal space

40. Yoga class need

43. Des Moines state

46. Boston Celtics league: Abbr.

47. Petting __

49. ___ and Morty, animated TV duo who often travel to other planets and dimensions in a UFO

51. Ancient civilization from Peru

55. In the infirmary, say

56. Chinese "way"

57. ___ Titans, animated TV superhero team who disguise themselves to willingly get abducted by a UFO

58. Spice Girl ___ B

59. Swiss or Austrian mountain

60. Drooling pet

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Down

1. College student's score: Abbr.

2. "That's ___, folks!"

3. Plea from the sea

4. Position after first

5. "That's sooo relaxing" sound

6. "Cheers!" in Berlin

7. Practice like a boxer

8. Dadaist Jean ___

9. "How Stella ___ Her Groove Back," 1998 rom-com film

11. ___ list (daily agenda): Hyph.

13. ___ SquarePants, animated TV character who is taken up by a UFO while on a ride with Mr. Krabs and Patrick, in an episode

19. Alley-___ (basketball play)

21. Munched on

22. Lunch or dinner

24. Crunch targets, for short

25. ___ Arthur of "The Golden Girls"

27. Egg ___ yung (Chinese omelet dish)

29. Civil rights activist ___ Parks

30. "I Pity the Fool" star: 2 wds.

31. Pie in the ___ (fantasy)

33. Lost fish in a Pixar movie

35. "Can I buy you a ___?" (words heard at a bar)

41. Heart's main artery

42. ___ and error (problem-solving method)

44. "Hang on a sec"

45. Election results predictor

47. Invader ___, animated TV character who, along with his assistant, GIR, gets abducted by two aliens

48. The Grand __ Opry

50. Policeman, slangily

52. Nancy Drew's boyfriend ___ Nickerson

53. Company VIP (Abbr.)

54. "Hulk" director Lee

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