Tearful request
The crossword clue "Tearful request" is answered by PLEA, a 4-letter entry. Used 30 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 3 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 30 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 3 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
- 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
- Heartfelt request - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Makes a request - ASKS, used 42 times
- Oliver Twist's request - MORE, used 40 times
- Oliver's request - MORE, used 39 times
- Barbershop request - TRIM, used 33 times
- Invitation request - RSVP, used 29 times
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