A History of Short Words
From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle
PLEA
- Wed, 7 Jun '23
- Urgent request
- Sun, 23 Apr '23
- Court entrance?
- Sat, 8 Apr '23
- Appeal
- Sun, 19 Mar '23
- Result of some bargaining
- Sat, 22 Oct '22
- It might be enhanced with puppy dog eyes
- Wed, 14 Sep '22
- "Not guilty," e.g.
- Thu, 26 May '22
- Earnest request
- Sun, 13 Mar '22
- Word that, fittingly, contains all four different letters of APPEAL
- Sat, 9 Oct '21
- "Help!," for example
- Fri, 24 Sep '21
- "No contest," for one
- Mon, 13 Sep '21
- Urgent request
- Sun, 21 Feb '21
- "I beg of you," e.g.
- Sun, 27 Dec '20
- Earnest request