Story Told to Explain or Justify Wrongdoing
This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from Inventions, Group 48, Puzzle 2.
Question is: Story Told to Explain or Justify Wrongdoing
and the answer is: EXCUSE
Word Meaning:
EXCUSE — (transitive) To forgive; to pardon; to overlook.
Definitions from Wiktionary.