Ask sincerely and quietly for a bit of help(5 letters)

Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Ask sincerely and quietly for a bit of help”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 7th March 2024.

The answer is

P L E A D

5 letters · most recently seen on 7th March 2024

Other clues that solve to PLEAD

The same answer often re-appears with different clues over the years. Tap a clue to open its answer page, or the date to jump straight to that day's puzzle.

#13 down Appeal (5) 1st August 2026
#6 down Beg (5) 19th June 2026
#11 across Beg (5) 6th June 2026
#36 across Beg for a pad to put round a leg that's not good (5) 4th June 2026
#38 across Beg (5) 20th May 2026
#35 down Appeal to you to get through an apple a day (5) 3rd April 2026
#10 down Appeal humbly (5) 3rd April 2026
#4 down Beg (5) 23rd March 2026
#36 across Paled at the possibility of having to beg (5) 8th March 2026
#1 across Beg (5) 30th January 2026
#31 down Appeal humbly (5) 18th January 2026
#5 down Appeal to provide the head of police with a clue (5) 7th December 2025
#5 down Be a beggar in court? (5) 2nd December 2025
#16 down Beg (5) 26th October 2025
#5 down Appeal humbly (5) 25th October 2025
#20 down Appeal humbly (5) 8th September 2025
#15 down Appeal humbly (5) 31st July 2025
#2 down Beg (5) 1st July 2025
#30 across Appeal humbly (5) 7th June 2025
#30 down Beg (5) 21st October 2024
#18 down Appeal humbly (5) 21st October 2024
#3 across Appeal humbly (5) 16th October 2024
#26 across Implore (5) 22nd August 2024
#31 down Ask that only the end of the needle be stuck in a cushion (5) 7th August 2024
#14 down Beg to be given a quiet hint (5) 10th July 2024
#12 across Ask earnestly for a quiet hint (5) 24th April 2024
#2 down Entreat (5) 10th April 2024
#12 down Ask sincerely and quietly for a bit of help (5) 7th March 2024
#15 down Appeal humbly (5) 4th December 2023
#16 down Beg (5) 3rd November 2023
#32 down Beg (5) 10th October 2023
#20 down Implore the midshipman to act as captain! (5) 28th September 2023
#1 down Beg (5) 13th September 2023
#6 across Appeal humbly (5) 12th July 2023
#16 down Beg (5) 26th June 2023
#12 down Express a need for soft metal (5) 31st May 2023
#32 down Beg (5) 29th May 2023
#10 across Ask to go in front after a poor start (5) 7th February 2023
#26 across Beg (5) 25th November 2022
#18 down Beg (5) 12th October 2022

More clues from this puzzle

Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 7th March 2024. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.

#1 across A corny little collection (5)
#2 down Are white ones visibly foaming? (6)
#3 down Where the shops are entered by a rogue? (6)
#4 down The cost of reduced life expectancy (3)
#5 down This is so sweet, darling! (5)
#6 across A knotty little snag (5)
#6 down Poet or yokel about to make a mistake (7)
#7 down Figure one gets half a dollar (4)
#8 down One side of Glasgow (6)
#9 across Shifted, and not for the first time? (7)
#10 across Find there's not much sign (5)