Answer: ALIBIS

AnswerCrossword Clue
ALIBISStories told in court
ALIBISMeans of exoneration
ALIBISIke has plenty of them
ALIBISCon man's excuses
ALIBISClapton "Journeyman" rocker "No ..."
ALIBISStand outs?
ALIBISExcuses, excuses
ALIBISThey may fall apart under cross-examination
ALIBIS"I was home asleep at the time of the murder" and others
ALIBIS"I was at my girlfriend's at the time," and others
ALIBISCovers
ALIBISCover stories?
ALIBISExcuses heard in "L.A. Law"
ALIBISExcuses for defendants
ALIBISExcuses at court
ALIBISLegal pleas.
ALIBISCertain pleas.
ALIBISWhodunit ingredients.
ALIBISDetectives hear a lot of them
alibisthe defense by an accused person of having been elsewhere when a crime was committed
alibisALIBI, to make excuses for oneself
alibisexcuse
ALIBISCrime stories?
ALIBISThey've got you covered
ALIBISSuspect statements?
ALIBISCops sometimes crack them
ALIBISBlame deflectors
ALIBISPleas of defense.
ALIBISColumbo heard a lot of them
ALIBIS"The dog ate my homework" and the like
ALIBISWhat suspects need
ALIBISSuspected felons' outs
ALIBISIke's excuses?
ALIBISTrial excuses
ALIBISSuspects' defenses
ALIBISStories
ALIBISStories on stands
ALIBISPerps need good ones
ALIBISDefendants' spouses, sometimes
ALIBIS"Where were you on the night of" stories