Related Clues

• Common defenses
• Covers
• Some are airtight
• Stories told in court
• "I was home asleep at the time of the murder" and others
• Detectives check them
• Suspects' stories
• Provides an excuse for
• "I was at my mother's," and others
• Explanations to get you off the hook
• "Where were you on the night of" stories
• Defendants' spouses, sometimes
• Some witnesses
• Suspect stories
• Cover stories
• Excuses
• Excuses from suspects
• Columbo heard a lot of them
• "The dog ate my homework" and the like
• What suspects need