Historical clue formulations

• Clearing account? — 2026-09-06
• Cover story, in court — 2026-04-20
• Good thing for a suspect to have — 2026-03-08
• Claim made stronger by a witness — 2024-09-11
• Excuse that might be airtight — 2024-07-01
• Detective story? — 2023-09-30
• Defensive line? — 2023-05-10
• Suspect's "out" — 2023-03-27
• Cover, of a sort — 2023-03-26
• Suspect's need — 2023-03-22
• Cover story — 2023-02-24
• Cover story — 2022-04-27
• A criminal's may be unbelievable — 2022-02-20
• Cover story — 2021-08-26
• "It was my evil twin!" is not a convincing one — 2021-05-19
• Defendant's excuse — 2020-10-12
• "I was with my girlfriend all evening," e.g. — 2020-08-03
• "Get out of jail" story — 2020-06-08
• Story of why you really couldn't have done it — 2020-02-11
• Story that one generally sticks to, whether it's true or not — 2020-01-14
• Story that lets you off the hook — 2019-08-12
• Out, of sorts — 2019-08-08
• Suspect's out — 2018-09-19
• Out — 2018-09-06
• Out — 2018-05-24
• Accused's line a judge might not believe — 2018-04-16
• Often-questionable account — 2017-11-16
• "I was with my mistress at the time," maybe — 2017-10-23
• Out in court — 2017-10-01
• It's just an excuse — 2017-07-19
• Whodunit story? — 2017-07-14
• One may be cast-iron — 2017-07-08
• "I was at the movies - nowhere near the crime," e.g. — 2017-04-04
• Cover story — 2016-10-06
• Excuse — 2016-08-09
• Out — 2016-05-26
• Proof you weren't anywhere near the murder — 2015-05-25
• Suspect's story — 2015-02-23
• "I couldn't have done it because ...," e.g. — 2014-11-10
• "I was home watching TV," e.g. — 2014-09-09
• Out — 2014-05-15
• It's best when it's airtight — 2014-02-26
• Out — 2013-05-30
• Out — 2012-09-07
• What a murder suspect needs — 2011-08-29
• Out for a trial — 2011-07-15
• Cover — 2011-06-24
• Cover, so to speak — 2011-03-29
• What an accused perpetrator needs — 2011-03-02
• Cover story — 2010-10-18