Baseball's Greg Maddux, e.g., 5 letters
Former Wrigley athlete, 5 letters
A journey taken for pleasure, 9 letters
Wandering from the main path of a journey, 9 letters
Literary digression?, 16 letters
I forgot isn't a good one, 6 letters
My alarm didn't go off, e.g., 6 letters
My printer broke, for example, 6 letters
The dog ate my homework, e.g., 6 letters
The dog ate my homework, for one, 6 letters
Any of this puzzle's theme entries, 6 letters
G.H.W. Bush's I was out of the loop, for instance, 6 letters
A defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc., 6 letters
Interrupter's words, 8 letters
Polite words of interruption, 8 letters
Steve Martin catch phrase, 8 letters
Stop avoiding responsibility!, 7 letters
Makes allowances for, 7 letters
Self-justifications, 7 letters
They might get you off, 7 letters
What some notes from home are, 7 letters
When repeated, comment to an apologizer, 7 letters
Comment to a burper, 9 letters
The act of freeing from guilt or blame, 11 letters