Petition
The crossword clue "Petition" is answered by BEG, a 3-letter entry. Used 9 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1961. It appears in 6 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 9 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1961. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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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
- Seek alms - used 8 times, most recently in 2019
- "Ain't Too Proud to ___" (Temptations hit) - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Ask for alms - used 7 times, most recently in 2012
- 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
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