Mystery-story cover story Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
2. (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
(verb)
1. exonerate by means of an alibi

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

MYSTERY (noun)
1. something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
2. a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie
STORY (noun)
1. a record or narrative description of past events
2. a trivial lie

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BIALI

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38. Shipping container

40. Antique

41. Really savor

44. CBS forensics series

45. Brings down the curtain on

46. Didn't prepare for

49. Final authority

54. Give a name to

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60. Competed in a dash

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62. Public embarrassment

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68. Hey c'mere!

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12. Needs to reimburse

14. __-free plastic

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23. Real Salt Lake's league

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29. Instruct a class

30. Gray growth on an orange

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53. Unskillful

54. Like a rope at max tension

55. Just sitting around

57. Yard-sale stipulation

58. Exam that might lead to a college scholarship

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62. Napkin holder

63. Distant

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