Responded in court
The crossword clue "Responded in court" is answered by PLED, a 4-letter entry. Used 21 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
PLED
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PLED answer page.
Used 21 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for PLED
Every other clue in this collection answered by PLED, most used first.
- Begged - used 163 times, most recently in 2026
- Implored - used 52 times, most recently in 2026
- Entreated - used 34 times, most recently in 2025
- Beseeched - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
- Answered a charge - used 27 times, most recently in 2023
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.
- Took to court - SUED, used 187 times
- Takes to court - SUES, used 182 times
- Court order - WRIT, used 106 times
- Tennis court dividers - NETS, used 50 times
- ___ contendere (court plea) - NOLO, used 45 times
- Supreme Court count - NINE, used 43 times
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