| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Entreated, begged | The Times Concise | 22 Aug 2025 |
| Entreated | Eugene Sheffer | 26 Jun 2025 |
| The setter's visibly embarrassed to admit papa, behold, was begging | The Times Cryptic | 29 Jan 2024 |
| Urgently entreated | Wall Street Journal | 12 Dec 2020 |
| Not just requested | The Washington Post | 05 Jul 2019 |
| Not just requested | LA Times Daily | 05 Jul 2019 |
| Not just requested | ||
| Begged earnestly | New York Times | 31 Dec 2018 |
| Begged earnestly | ||
| Entreated, begged | Irish Times Simplex | 18 Nov 2016 |
| Pleaded with troublemaker, peer needing to be heard | ||
| Begged | ||
| Beseeched | ||
| Begged |