"Not guilty," e.g.
The crossword clue ""Not guilty," e.g." is answered by PLEA, a 4-letter entry. Used 76 times across 33 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1971. It appears in 22 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
PLEA
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PLEA answer page.
Used 76 times across 33 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1971. It appears in 22 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.
- DENIAL (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for PLEA
Every other clue in this collection answered by PLEA, most used first.
- Entreaty - used 282 times, most recently in 2026
- "Not guilty," for one - used 117 times, most recently in 2026
- Urgent request - used 83 times, most recently in 2026
- Earnest request - used 65 times, most recently in 2026
- "Guilty" or "Not guilty" - used 50 times, most recently in 2024
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.
- Not fooled by - ONTO, used 444 times
- Not as much - LESS, used 378 times
- If not - ELSE, used 199 times
- Not "fer" - AGIN, used 181 times
- Not pro - ANTI, used 172 times
- Not so much - LESS, used 171 times
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