Related Clues:

• 'I was sleeping at the time,' e.g.
• Literally, "elsewhere"
• ''I was out of town at the time,'' e.g.
• 'I was at a movie theater when it happened,' e.g.
• Roof beam
• One's out
• A witness may verify one
• Thankless role on ''CSI''
• Hallowe'en politician Sheila?
• "I was at my friend's all night," e.g.
• 'I was volunteering at the orphanage at the time of the murder,' e.g.
• Bit part in a whodunit
• Criminal explanation
• Element of a murder mystery
• ''I ran out of gas,'' e.g.