Arabian Nights lamb?, 9 letters
___ Bunny (cartoon in which Daffy Duck shouts I'm rich! I'm a happy miser!), 7 letters
'Arabian Nights' hero, 7 letters
Arabian Nights character, 7 letters
Arabian Nights opener?, 7 letters
Arabian Nights woodcutter, 7 letters
Cassim's brother in a classic tale, 7 letters
Cassim's brother in folklore, 7 letters
Cave door opener of Persian folklore, 7 letters
Deliverer of opening words?, 7 letters
Early password user, 7 letters
Eavesdropper on thieves, 7 letters
Fictional Arabic woodcutter, 7 letters
Fictional character whose name the Beastie Boys chant in Rhymin & Stealin, 7 letters
Fictional character with the female slave Morgiana, 7 letters
Fictional password user, 7 letters
Figure in the Beastie Boys song Rhymin & Stealin, 7 letters
Folk tale treasure finder, 7 letters
Forty thieves' adversary, 7 letters
He hung around with thieves, 7 letters
He said 'Open, sesame!', 7 letters
His opening statement is famous, 7 letters
Kasim's brother, in Persian, 7 letters
Kasim's brother, in Persian folklore, 7 letters
Legendary Arabian hero, 7 letters
Legendary password user, 7 letters
Legendary woodcutter, 7 letters
Man associated with thieves, 7 letters
Memorable wood cutter, 7 letters
Morgiana's father-in-law, 7 letters
Morgiana's master, in story, 7 letters
Morgiana's storied master, 7 letters
Noted password user, 7 letters
One with a famous opening act?, 7 letters
Open sesame speaker, 7 letters
Password user of myth, 7 letters
Poor woodcutter of folklore, 7 letters
Poor woodcutter of story, 7 letters
Richard Burton subject, 7 letters
Utterer of famous opening words, 7 letters
Woodcutter in folklore, 7 letters
Woodcutter of fiction, 7 letters
Woodcutter who knew the magic words, 7 letters
Woodcutter who said Open sesame!, 7 letters
Woodcutter who stole from thieves, 7 letters
Forty missing from open sesame tale?, 20 letters
Dessert order at the Storybook Cafe?, 13 letters
Treasure-finder's cake?, 11 letters
___ Ike (excuse maker), 5 letters
___ Ike (excuse-making Ring Lardner character), 5 letters
___ Ike (Ring Lardner story), 5 letters
A suspect may have one down pat, 5 letters
A suspect's might be suspect, 5 letters
A witness may verify it, 5 letters
A witness may verify one, 5 letters
Accused perp's excuse, 5 letters
Accused person's defense of having been elsewhere when an offense was committed, 5 letters
Airtight story, maybe, 5 letters
Alleged perp's defense, 5 letters
Alleged perp's need, 5 letters
Alleged perp's story, 5 letters
Best defense, in some cases, 5 letters
Bit of exculpatory evidence, 5 letters
Centerpiece of the defense, 5 letters
Corroborator, maybe, 5 letters
Cover story I bail out (5), 5 letters
Cover story: Great fighter, one who swings both ways? (5), 5 letters
Criminal explanation, 5 letters
Defendant's best hope, 5 letters
Defendant's defense, 5 letters
Defendant's explanation, 5 letters
Defendant's story, often, 5 letters
Defendant's testimony, maybe, 5 letters
Defense establishment?, 5 letters
Defense witness, perhaps, 5 letters
Defense's focal point, 5 letters
Element of a murder mystery, 5 letters
Elsewhere, in Latin, 5 letters
Evidence for the defense, 5 letters
Evidence of innocence, 5 letters
Exculpatory evidence, 5 letters
Excuse for boxer beginning to box on island (5), 5 letters
Excuse in a whodunit, 5 letters
Excuse to avoid blame, 5 letters
Excuse to the judge, 5 letters
Excuse, on the stand, 5 letters
Famous fighter has one second-rate excuse (5), 5 letters
Grafton's A Is for ___, 5 letters
Grafton's A is for it, 5 letters
Her ___ (1988 Selleck / Porizkova movie), 5 letters
Her ___ (Selleck film), 5 letters
Her ___ (Tom Selleck film), 5 letters
Her ___, 1989 Selleck film, 5 letters
I had to visit my sick aunt, e.g., 5 letters
I ran out of gas, e.g., 5 letters
I was asleep, for one, 5 letters
I was at a movie theater when it happened, e.g., 5 letters
I was at a movie when it happened, e.g., 5 letters
I was at a movie when the crime occurred, e.g., 5 letters
I was at home all night, e.g., 5 letters
I was at home in bed, for example, 5 letters
I was at home sleeping at the time, e.g., 5 letters
I was at home washing my dog, e.g., 5 letters
I was at my friend's all night, e.g., 5 letters
I was at my girlfriend's, e.g., 5 letters
I was at the movies at the time, e.g., 5 letters
I was at the movies, e.g., 5 letters
I was at the movies, maybe, 5 letters
I was at work all day, e.g., 5 letters
I was away on business, e.g., 5 letters
I was elsewhere excuse, 5 letters
I was home alone all night, e.g., 5 letters
I was home alone, asleep isn't a very good one, 5 letters
I was nowhere near Oakland, e.g., 5 letters
I was out of town at the time of the murder, e.g., 5 letters
I was out of town at the time, e.g., 5 letters
I was out of town, for one, 5 letters
I was sleeping at the time, e.g., 5 letters
I was stuck in traffic at the time, e.g., 5 letters
I was volunteering at the orphanage at the time of the murder, e.g., 5 letters
I was walking the dog at the time, e.g., 5 letters
I was with Mom, e.g., 5 letters
I wasn't there, e.g., 5 letters
Interrogation room account, 5 letters
Ironclad defense, usually, 5 letters
It could be a strong defense, 5 letters
It eliminates suspects, 5 letters
It may be corroborated, 5 letters
It may be proved in court, 5 letters
It may be watertight, 5 letters
It may check out on Law & Order, 5 letters
It may help one get away with murder, 5 letters
It might be airtight, 5 letters
It might let a person off, 5 letters
It should be airtight, 5 letters
It'll fly if it's ironclad, 5 letters
It's good when airtight, 5 letters
Latin for elsewhere, 5 letters
Literally, at another place, 5 letters
Literally, elsewhere, 5 letters
Literally, in another place, 5 letters
My hard drive crashed, e.g., 5 letters
Not always a likely story, 5 letters
Not guilty plea excuse, 5 letters
One might be airtight, 5 letters
One might stand up in court, 5 letters
Out for the accused, 5 letters
Out, at the police station, 5 letters
Perfect murder component, 5 letters
Possible proof of innocence, 5 letters
Proof of innocence, maybe, 5 letters
Proof of innocence, perhaps, 5 letters
Reason for acquittal, 5 letters
Reason you couldn't have committed the crime, 5 letters
Ring Lardner's ___ Ike, 5 letters
Seemingly good excuse, 5 letters
Something to fall back on?, 5 letters
Suspect's explanation, 5 letters
Suspect's I was home all night, e.g., 5 letters
Suspect's trump card, 5 letters
The dog ate my homework, 5 letters
The dog ate my homework, e.g., 5 letters
What a murder suspect needs, 5 letters
What an accused perpetrator needs, 5 letters
Where an innocent man was, 5 letters
Where you were at crime time, 5 letters
Whodunit plot element, 5 letters
Word from the Latin for elsewhere, 5 letters
Word in many Law & Order scripts, 5 letters
A defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc., 5 letters
1915 Ring Lardner book about Frank X. Farrell, 8 letters
1915 Ring Lardner story, 8 letters
Lardner's excuse-maker, 8 letters
Ring Lardner title character, 8 letters
Ring Lardner's song and dance man?, 8 letters
Columbo heard a lot of them, 6 letters
Defendants' excuses, 6 letters
Defendants' spouses, sometimes, 6 letters
Detectives check them, 6 letters
Exculpatory explanations, 6 letters
Excuses for the losers, 6 letters
Excuses from suspects, 6 letters
Exonerates, in a way, 6 letters
Exonerating factors, 6 letters
Explanations to get you off the hook, 6 letters
I was at my girlfriend's at the time, and others, 6 letters
I was at my mother's, and others, 6 letters
I was home asleep at the time of the murder and others, 6 letters
Ike has plenty of them, 6 letters
Interrogation room excuses, 6 letters
Means of exoneration, 6 letters
No ___ (Eric Clapton song off Journeyman), 6 letters
Parts of interrogations, 6 letters
Perps need good ones, 6 letters
Provides an excuse for, 6 letters
Reasons bail is set, 6 letters
Stories on the stand, 6 letters
Stories told in court, 6 letters
Suspected felons' outs, 6 letters
The dog ate my homework and the like, 6 letters
They may be airtight, 6 letters
They may help one get away with murder, 6 letters
They may provide vindication, 6 letters