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8 results for PLEADS from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Sep 11, 2022	9D	Argues	Derrick Niederman	Shortz
Thu Jan 13, 2022	49A	Petitions	Karen Lurie	Shortz
Thu Jan 11, 2018	40A	Is appealing	Sam Trabucco	Shortz
Sun Nov 20, 2016	91A	Beseeches	Ed Sessa	Shortz
Tue Nov 22, 2011	9D	Files a complaint, say	Victor Fleming	Shortz
Tue Oct 14, 2003	44A	Begs (2)	Fred Piscop	Shortz
Mon Dec 17, 2001	42D	Begs (2)	Christina Houlihan	Shortz
Fri Sep 17, 1999	27D	Speaks on bended knee	Patrick D. Berry	Shortz

13 results for PLEADS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Jul 16, 1984	1A	Argues in court	Rhonda Kraus	Maleska
Thu Jul 22, 1976	22A	Makes a court move	Francis Huether	Weng
Thu Jul 27, 1972	43D	Appeals	Unknown	Weng
Sun Sep 12, 1965	13A	Asks earnestly.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sun Sep 24, 1961	44D	Says guilty or not.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Thu Jun 20, 1957	38A	Offers as an excuse.	H. L. Risteen	Farrar
Thu May 30, 1957	44D	Entreats.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Sun Apr 15, 1951	122D	Begs.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Tue Jan 30, 1951	1A	Supplicates earnestly.	J. F. Kelly	Farrar
Sun Jul 25, 1948	39D	Supplicates.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Sun Jun 20, 1948	98D	Beseeches.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Sun Mar 9, 1947	94A	Desdemona does in vain.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Sun Aug 23, 1942	115D	Entreats earnestly.	Louis Baron	Farrar

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