Referring Clues

• "Not guilty," e.g.
• Tell it to the judge
• Emotional request
• Entreaty
• A prisoner may enter one
• Request
• It may be entered in a court
• "Save me!," e.g.
• "No contest," for one
• "Nolo," e.g.
• Courtroom entry
• Fund-raising letter, e.g.
• "Have mercy on me!," e.g.
• "Guilty," e.g.
• "Don't hurt me!," for one
• Arraignment offering
• "Let me go!" e.g.
• Not guilty by reason of insanity, e.g.
• Nolo contendere, e.g.
• "Do it just for me," e.g.
• "Nolo," for instance
• Answer to a charge
• "Guilty" or "not guilty"
• Defendant's declaration at an arraignment
• Bit of begging
• Courtroom statement
• Court statement
• Answer to a judge
• "Give me another chance," e.g.
• Statement to a judge
• "Put me in, coach!," e.g.
• Bargaining factor
• S O S, basically
• Many a prayer
• "Spare me!," e.g.
• Not guilty, e.g.
• "Not guilty," for one
• "Don't hurt me!," e.g.
• Fund-raising letter, basically
• Appeal
• Nolo contendere, for one
• Self-defense, e.g.
• S.O.S., in essence
• Video from a kidnappee's family, e.g.
• Response to a charge
• Court petition
• Cop a ___
• "No contest," for example
• Defendant's part of the bargain
• It's entered by a prisoner
• ___-bargain
• Defendant's answer
• "Not guilty," e.g.
• Self-defense, for instance
• Insanity, e.g.
• Type of bargain
• Request for help
• Answer to the judge
• It is entered in court
• Something copped in court
• Defendant's declaration
• Urgent request
• Guilty, e.g.
• It's entered in court
• Arraignment response
• It may be copped in court
• Court response
• "Help!," e.g.
• S O S, e.g.
• See 36-Down
• Bargaining topic
• "Guilty," for one
• Common bargaining subject
• Court declaration
• Legal entry
• "Not guilty," for example
• Not guilty, for example
• Nolo, e.g. (m)
• ___ bargain: court deal
• See 7-Across
• One may be copped
• Insanity, at times
• Response to a judge
• Court event
• It may be copped by a perp
• Something to 1-Down
• "Not guilty," e.g.
• Not guilty, for one
• "Not guilty," for one
• Legal move
• "No contest," for one
• Earnest request
• Nolo condendere, e.g.
• Arraignment part
• Defendant's statement
• Arraignment follower
• "Not guilty" is one
• Court activity
• Defendant statement
• "Guilty" or "not guilty"
• Statement of guilt or innocence
• "Not guilty," for example
• "Can I? Huh?" for one
• Something copped
• "Put me in, coach," e.g.
• Guilty, in court
• "Not guilty" is one
• No contest, for one
• "Let my people go," e.g.
• It may be copped
• Bargain type
• Type of agreement
• Something to cop
• Court action
• "Marry me!" e.g.
• Go nolo contendere
• Supplication
• Court offering
• It may be open to bargaining
• Subject of some bargaining
• Defendant's response
• Cry for mercy, e.g.
• Courtroom bargain
• Judge's hearing
• Courtroom response
• ___ bargain (legal stratagem)
• Fervent request
• Subject of a court bargain
• Cry for help
• Defensive maneuver
• Defense statement
• Court entry
• Answer in court
• "S O S," e.g.
• Humble request
• Perp's petition
• ___ bargaining
• Tofu source
• It's entered in a courtroom
• "Can I? Huh?" for one
• ___ bargain: court deal
• Innocent, for one
• ___ bargaining
• “Not guilty,” e.g.
• Defendant’s declaration
• Result of some bargaining
• Result of some court bargaining
• ___ bargain (court deal)
• Innocent, e.g.
• ___ bargain
• "Can I? Can I? Can I?" e.g.
• Thing entered in court
• 'Not guilty,' for one
• 'Not guilty,' e.g.
• Courtroom declaration
• Earnest entreaty
• ___ -bargain
• 'Guilty,' e.g.
• Earnest appeal
• Statement to the judge
• "Have mercy on me!" e.g.
• "Don't hurt me!" e.g.
• Guilty, for example
• Court answer
• Heartfelt request
• Formal response in court
• "No more!," e.g.
• It may be a bargain
• "No contest," e.g.
• "Have mercy!," e.g.
• Arraignment statement
• Urgent appeal
• "Don't hurt me!" for one
• Bargaining focus
• 'SOS!,' e.g.
• Court position
• Guilty with an explanation, say
• "Have mercy on me," e.g.
• Court claim
• Answer from the accused
• Guilty or not guilty
• Ardent request
• Petition
• Exhortation
• "Nolo contendere," e.g.
• Self-defense, for one
• Guilty, maybe
• "Don't shoot!," e.g.
• Court appeal
• "S O S!," e.g.
• It's bargained before the bench
• Subject of bargaining
• Desperate cry
• Court proceeding
• "remember the neediest," e.g.
• Type of deal before a judge
• Humble request for help
• "How do you ___?"
• Topic of bargaining
• Something urged
• "Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi," e.g.
• Reply of the accused
• "Don't hurt me," for one
• "Not guilty," for instance
• Legal action
• Intense request
• "Have mercy," e.g.
• Adjuration
• Formal petition
• Call for help
• Court stance
• Kind of bargain
• One's pretext
• Something a hood cops
• One is often copped
• Result of a court bargain
• Arraignment entry
• Guilty, for one
• Insanity, in a courtroom
• Urgent call
• Sentence shortener, at times
• "Spare me!" e.g.
• Not guilty, often
• Desperate appeal
• "Don't hurt me," e.g.
• "Don't go!," e.g.
• "Don't hurt me!" is one
• "Absolutely not guilty!" e.g.
• Insanity, in court
• "Listen!," e.g.
• Statement from the accused
• It may affect a sentence
• "Save yourself!," e.g.
• "Please let me go!" e.g.
• "Spare me!," for one
• Message from the Red Cross, maybe
• Defendant's entry
• Response to a charge, in court
• Prayer, e.g.
• Temporary insanity, e.g.
• Offering to a judge
• Excuse
• "Spare me" or "not guilty"
• Part of a bargain, maybe
• Prayer
• Beg
• Defendant's answer to a charge
• "Don't hurt me!" or something a prisoner may enter
• Tearful request
• Entreaty making some people angry
• Formal courtroom statement
• Self-defense, in court
• "Put me in, coach!," for example
• Defendant's answer to court charges
• Negotiation between prosecutor and defendant
• Make, afresh, a bit of an appeal
• Only an excuse, but this sure is fun!
• Michael Portillo's entertaining ex post facto excuse
• An appeal, or maybe part of one
• Call for energy in mountain climb
• Appeal - excuse
• Lawsuit provides uncertain gratification
• Excuse - pretext
• Gratification uncertain with this excuse
• Copperfield may be guilty
• Appeal of mountain climbing in the East
• Solicitation
• Result of bargaining, perhaps
• Nolo contendre, for one
• Answer of the accused
• Only an excuse, but it sure is fun!
• Appeal of jump leads
• Simple activity holds a strong appeal
• Request not to finish pleat
• Earnest request, prayer
• Defendant's answer to a charge or claim
• Triple acrostic's appeal
• Appeal of Steeple Ashton
• Fold, lacking time for appeal
• Court motion
• Tot's "Can I?"
• Guilty or not guilty, e.g.
• Court proposition
• Entreaty some people acknowledged
• Request for mercy
• What a defendant enters in court
• "Help me!" for one
• Court bargaining chip
• ___ bargain (deal that can reduce a criminal sentence)
• Judge's request
• Statement of desperation
• Outcome of bargaining, perhaps
• Call for leniency, say
• Sincere appeal
• Reason
• Entered response
• Defendant's reply
• Begging word
• Request from the desperate
• Self-defense in court, for one
• "Guilty" or "no contest"
• Part of a legal bargain
• An appeal or entreaty
• Lead-in to bargain or deal
• "Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You're my only hope," e.g.
• Desperate request
• Self-defense, to a judge
• Courtroom claim
• Response in court
• A judge hears one
• An excuse to leap wildly?
• "You gotta help me!" for one
• Legal excuse
• Result of bargaining
• Answer to a legal charge
• Heartfelt appeal
• "Don't leave me this way," for one
• "Not guilty" or "no contest"
• Something heard in court
• Often-urgent request
• Turn pale making an entreaty
• The appeal of the quiet part of the country
• "Have mercy," for one
• It may be made with clasped hands
• "I beg of you," e.g.
• It's made in court
• Urgent request for help
• "Don't make me go!," e.g.
• Emotionally charged appeal
• Guilty, at times
• Heartstring-tugging appeal
• Urgent, begging request
• "Don't go," for example
• "Help!," for example
• Word that, fittingly, contains all four different letters of APPEAL
• It might be enhanced with puppy dog eyes
• Urgent, emotional ask
• Court entrance?
• Impassioned appeal
• "Please leave me a piece!" for one
• Defendant's excuse
• Impassioned cry
• Impassioned request
• "Not guilty" for some
• ___ deal
• "Help me out!," e.g.
• Urgent entreaty
• Defendant's part of the bargain?