Answer:

apology

Answer	Crossword Clue
APOLOGY	"My bad," for one
APOLOGY	Guilty plea?
APOLOGY	Palliative pronouncement

APOLOGY	Words of regret
APOLOGY	"I'm sorry" or "My bad"
APOLOGY	Something owed, maybe
APOLOGY	One of Plato's dialogues.
APOLOGY	Makeshift.
APOLOGY	Formal defense.
APOLOGY	"So sorry," for example.
APOLOGY	Excuse.

APOLOGY	Expression of regret
APOLOGY	Excuse, sometimes
APOLOGY	Something often owed
APOLOGY	"Mea culpa," at times
APOLOGY	Quarrel stopper, maybe
APOLOGY	Fight stopper
APOLOGY	Mea culpa
APOLOGY	Retraction

APOLOGY	An expression of regret
APOLOGY	It may be owed

Crossword

a puzzle consisting of a grid of squares and blanks into which words crossing vertically and horizontally are written according to clues.