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PLEAD is a legal Scrabble word. See a dictionary definition for PLEAD.

78 total results for PLEAD( score: 50 )

26 results for PLEAD from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Oct 14, 2024	29D	Beg (4)	Dana Edwards	Fagliano
Tue Sep 28, 2021	22A	Beg (4)	Meghan Morris	Shortz
Wed Dec 19, 2018	6D	Implore (3)	Seth A. Abel	Shortz
Mon Jan 23, 2017	21A	"How do you ___?" (court query)	Bruce Haight	Shortz
Mon Aug 10, 2015	5D	Argue in court	C. W. Stewart	Shortz
Fri Jun 19, 2015	21D	Answer, in court (2)	Martin Ashwood-Smith	Shortz
Mon Sep 1, 2014	56D	Beg (4)	Allan E. Parrish	Shortz
Wed Feb 6, 2013	21D	Seek mercy, say	Peter A. Collins	Shortz
Thu Jan 19, 2012	50D	Pray	Derek Bowman and Sarah Keller	Shortz
Tue Oct 5, 2010	24D	Answer, in court (2)	Paula Gamache	Shortz
Sat Jan 3, 2004	15A	Allege in defense	James M. and James C. Jenista	Shortz
Wed Nov 14, 2001	52D	Argue at the bar	Frank A. Longo	Shortz
Mon Oct 15, 2001	8D	Beseech	Holden Baker	Shortz
Mon May 8, 2000	10D	Make, as a case	Ed Early	Shortz
Tue Aug 17, 1999	16A	Implore (3)	Stephanie Spadaccini	Shortz
Mon Apr 12, 1999	23A	Implore (3)	Diane C. Baldwin	Shortz
Thu Mar 11, 1999	50D	Make a case	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Mon Nov 17, 1997	12D	Beg (4)	Holden Baker	Shortz
Wed Jul 17, 1996	44A	Make one's case	M. Nosowsky	Shortz
Tue Jan 2, 1996	26A	Entreat (2)	G. Paul	Shortz
Wed Dec 13, 1995	34A	Ask urgently	Ernie Furtado	Shortz
Wed Sep 20, 1995	48D	Argue (2)	Randy Sowell	Shortz
Thu Jul 21, 1994	11D	Argue (2)	Betty Jorgensen	Shortz
Thu Jul 14, 1994	37A	Answer a charge	Daniel R. Stark	Shortz
Sun Jun 12, 1994	113A	Entreat (2)	Frances Hansen	Shortz
Tue Apr 5, 1994	39A	Ask on one's knees	Harvey Estes	Shortz

2 results for PLEAD from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Oct 4, 2009	Diagramless	9D	Beseech	Patrick Blindauer	Shortz
Feb 22, 2009	Panda	29D	Ask for P-Pb	Mel Taub	Shortz

50 results for PLEAD from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Feb 14, 1991	5A	Obtest	Harold B. Counts	Maleska
Wed Nov 7, 1990	58A	Present a case	Lois Sidway	Maleska
Fri Sep 7, 1990	37A	Obtest	Eileen Lexau	Maleska
Thu Jan 12, 1989	65A	Solicit	Alfio Micci	Maleska
Tue Dec 13, 1988	50D	Supplicate	Evelyn Benshoof	Maleska
Tue Jun 21, 1988	28D	Beg	Thomas Bohm	Maleska
Sun Apr 10, 1988	63A	Beseech	William Canine	Maleska
Wed Jan 20, 1988	31D	Beg	Whitten	Maleska
Thu Oct 15, 1987	35A	Beg	William Canine	Maleska
Mon Sep 21, 1987	28D	Entreat	James R. Burns	Maleska
Sun Aug 3, 1986	73D	Entreat	Jeanette K. Brill	Maleska
Wed Nov 6, 1985	8D	Argue, as a case	Shirley Soloway	Maleska
Mon Nov 19, 1984	51D	Implore	Johnson	Maleska
Fri Aug 31, 1984	43A	Beg	John M. Samson	Maleska
Fri Jun 4, 1982	8D	Argue at the bar	Catherine Benante	Maleska
Fri May 21, 1982	39A	Speak in court	Bert H. Kruse	Maleska
Sat Jun 27, 1981	60A	Beseech	Tap Osborn	Maleska
Tue Feb 27, 1979	20A	Entreat	Jeanette K. Brill	Maleska
Tue Feb 13, 1979	24A	Entreat	Jeanette K. Brill	Maleska
Mon Jan 8, 1979	29D	Beg	Evelyn Benshoof	Maleska
Sun Jul 23, 1978	69A	Beg	Jack L. Steinhardt	Maleska
Mon Sep 22, 1975	50D	Make a court statement	Jack L. Steinhardt	Weng
Sun Aug 31, 1975	35D	Make a court move	Barbara Lewis	Weng
Tue Apr 30, 1974	40D	Make a court move	S. A. Kay	Weng
Thu Jan 31, 1974	6A	Entreat	Joan DeRosso	Weng
Tue Jul 4, 1972	40A	Supplicate	Unknown	Weng
Tue Jan 6, 1970	5A	Entreat	Unknown	Weng
Sun Jun 8, 1969	107A	Entreat	Anthony Morse	Weng
Wed Nov 1, 1967	66A	Entreat.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jan 29, 1967	38D	Implore.	William Lutwiniak	Farrar
Sat Jan 29, 1966	10D	Supplicate.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Jun 14, 1963	26A	Argue at the bar.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Dec 26, 1962	8D	Argue a case.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Sun May 27, 1962	41A	Argue at the bar.	E. R. Galli	Farrar
Fri May 4, 1962	58A	Implore.	Louis Sabin	Farrar
Thu Sep 29, 1960	27D	Argue at the bar.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat May 9, 1959	47D	Supplicate.	A. H. Drummond, Jr.	Farrar
Tue Mar 24, 1959	32A	Entreat.	Leonard Sussman	Farrar
Wed Jul 16, 1958	8D	Entreat.	Madeline Corse	Farrar
Sat Mar 2, 1957	29D	State a case.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Dec 24, 1956	18A	Argue a case.	Helen Fasulo	Farrar
Tue Jun 12, 1956	21D	Beg.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sun Sep 25, 1955	88A	Beseech.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Mon Apr 19, 1954	5A	Offer as an excuse.	Ellsworth Smith	Farrar
Sun Feb 1, 1953	112A	Argue at the bar.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Sun Dec 30, 1951	100A	Beseech.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Sat Jul 21, 1951	11D	Beg.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Nov 23, 1950	19D	Allege in defense.	S. A. Kay	Farrar
Sun Jul 24, 1949	41A	Make earnest appeal.	Alice Cook	Farrar
Sun Jan 7, 1945	139A	Advocate.	Lester Keene	Farrar

Anagrams:

LEADP, PALDE, PEDAL, PADLE, PALED

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