"I didn't know I was speeding, officer," e.g. Crossword Clue

• "I had something come up," maybe

  New York Times · Wednesday, August 20, 2025 · 3 letters

• Fudge the facts

  New York Times · Sunday, February 16, 2025 · 3 letters

• Cover story?

  New York Times · Wednesday, February 12, 2025 · 3 letters

• Taradiddle

  New York Times · Sunday, November 3, 2024 · 3 letters

• Small invention

  New York Times · Saturday, October 26, 2024 · 3 letters

• Minor prevarication

  New York Times · Thursday, May 9, 2024 · 3 letters

• "I'm busy that night," often

  New York Times · Wednesday, March 20, 2024 · 3 letters

• Do some making up

  New York Times · Sunday, February 5, 2023 · 3 letters

• Piece of fudge?

  New York Times · Sunday, December 18, 2022 · 3 letters

• "Traffic was terrible," maybe

  New York Times · Wednesday, August 17, 2022 · 3 letters

More clues from this crossword

• 1-Down Comes across
• 2-Down 10s, say
• 3-Down Rock's Limp ___
• 4-Across Cover sheet abbr.
• 4-Down In a shouting match, perhaps
• 5-Down Skater Lipinski
• 6-Down Little nothing
• 7-Down One who's morally flawed
• 8-Across Hire
• 8-Down "Pardon the Interruption" network
• 9-Down Country that's over 50% desert
• 10-Down Max of physics