Last seen in:
- Newsday.com - Jan 1 2020
- The Telegraph - QUICK CROSSWORD NO: 560 - Feb 17 2019
- The Telegraph - QUICK CROSSWORD NO: 28,954 - Jan 22 2019
- The Guardian - Quick crossword No 13,613 - Dec 26 2013
- The Telegraph - QUICK CROSSWORD NO: 26,744 - Dec 24 2011
- Newsday.com - Dec 10 2009
- Newsday.com - Jul 28 2007
- Premier Sunday - King Feature Syndicate - Jun 10 2007
- Thomas Joseph - King Feature Syndicate - Apr 16 2007
- The Guardian - Quick crossword No 10,507 - Jan 9 2004
Related Clues:
- 'Because ___' (vague justification)
- Excuses about a male child, succeeding initially
- Works out, seeing others mostly surrounding a lad
- __ and wherefores (motives)
- Fundamental demands
- Rationalises
- Uses logic
- Why, how, where, etc
- Underlying causes
- Justifications
- Concerned with a child's explanations
- Aims to get under canvas
- Causes underlying an action or situation
- “Finding bad ____ for what one believes for other bad ____ — that’s philosophy” (Aldous Huxley)
- Concerned with a relation's explanations