"Not guilty," for example
The crossword clue ""Not guilty," for example" is answered by PLEA, a 4-letter entry. Used 21 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus.
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Used 21 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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
- "Not guilty," e.g. - used 76 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
- Appeal - used 49 times, most recently in 2026
- Desperate request - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
- Emotional request - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
- Nolo contendere, e.g. - used 33 times, most recently in 2019
- __ bargain - used 30 times, most recently in 2025
- Heartfelt request - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
- Supplication - used 30 times, most recently in 2025
- Tearful request - used 30 times, most recently in 2023
- Court statement - used 25 times, most recently in 2024
- Request - used 24 times, most recently in 2016
- Type of bargain - used 24 times, most recently in 2024
- "Guilty," e.g. - used 22 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 fear that - LEST, used 503 times
- Not fooled by - ONTO, used 444 times
- Not as much - LESS, used 378 times
- Change for a five - ONES, used 272 times
- "What's ___ for me?" - INIT, used 264 times
- Shrek, for one - OGRE, used 244 times
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