Related Clues:

• Plebe's denial
• 'Wasn't my fault!'
• Words said with a look of innocence
• Private remark?
• "It must have been someone else"
• Cop-out in the 'Chicken Little' story
• "Don't worry about it"
• Respectful turndown
• Response to a general question?
• Invariable reply to the Little Red Hen
• Base denial
• Answer given by 60 Across
• Proclamation of innocence
• "Me? Never!"
• 'The Little Red Hen' response