Ask for alms
The crossword clue "Ask for alms" is answered by BEG, a 3-letter entry. Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2012; first recorded in 1992. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
BEG
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BEG answer page.
Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2012; first recorded in 1992. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- PANHANDLE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for BEG
Every other clue in this collection answered by BEG, most used first.
- Plead - used 141 times, most recently in 2026
- Implore - used 102 times, most recently in 2026
- Panhandle - used 63 times, most recently in 2024
- Entreat - used 59 times, most recently in 2026
- Beseech - used 23 times, most recently in 2025
- "I ___ to differ!" - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
- "I ___ your pardon?" - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
- Canine command - used 18 times, most recently in 2024
- Command to a dog. - used 12 times, most recently in 2014
- Seek change? - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
- Ask earnestly - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Command to Fido - used 9 times, most recently in 2015
- Importune - used 9 times, most recently in 2021
- Petition - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
- Seek alms - used 8 times, most recently in 2019
- "Ain't Too Proud to ___" (Temptations hit) - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Command to a canine - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Plead with - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- ___ the question - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Ask to be excused, with "off" - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
- Solicit - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- For each - PER, used 391 times
- "For shame!" - TSK, used 208 times
- Back muscle, for short - LAT, used 189 times
- Tit for ___ - TAT, used 189 times
- "For __ a jolly good fellow..." - HES, used 155 times
- Life story, for short - BIO, used 140 times
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