| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| carrying | Assume or accept (responsibility or blame) |
| absolves | Set or declare (someone) free from blame, guilt, or responsibility |
| absolving | Set or declare (someone) free from blame, guilt, or responsibility |
| imputes | to lay the responsibility or blame for often falsely or unjustly |
| scapegoating | the act or practice of assigning blame or failure to another, as to deflect attention or responsibility away from oneself |
| dirt | to accept blame, guilt, criticism, or insults without complaint; humble or abase oneself |
