Petition Crossword Clue

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Petition Crossword Answer

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SUE

(3 letters)

PLEA

(4 letters)

SOLICIT

(7 letters)

BEG

(3 letters)

ENTREAT

(7 letters)

Helpful Hints

(verb)
1. consider obligatory; request and expect
2. make a date

Hint 2: Clue Definition

PETITION (noun)
1. a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
2. reverent petition to a deity
PETITION (verb)
1. write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

SUE
(3 letters)
PLEA
(4 letters)
SOLICIT
(7 letters)
BEG
(3 letters)
ENTREAT
(7 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
KAS

More Boston Globe Mini Crossword (8/26/2026) Answers

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7. Mani-___

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14. Enjoys a lot

15. Baldwin of "Prelude to a Kiss"

17. Hang in there

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20. More upset

21. High-fat diet

22. Walk back and forth

23. *Stop at nothing!

26. Goes after, as a fly

29. Simplicity

30. Witches

31. Some pieces of merch

34. Hummus brand

37. Gimli's tool in "The Lord of the Rings"

38. *Stay strong!

40. Assistance

41. Beast that grew two heads every time it lost one

43. Prophet

44. Like many old albums

45. Abrupt

47. Tic-tac-toe marks

49. Stick with it!

53. Do a good ___

54. Dishonest Person

55. Bothers

59. Bug that goes around in the springtime?

60. Keep at it

62. Org. with a deadline on April 15, 2027

63. Speak to someone on the other side of a room, say

64. Actress Henner of "Taxi"

65. Letter above a resting cartoon character's head

66. Operation Overlord date

67. On an incline

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Down

1. Some Insta posts

2. Norwegian home of The Scream

3. Gucci rival

4. Sticks in

5. Where life begins

6. Bon ___ (witty remark)

7. Plastic alternative

8. Make very happy

9. Crack, as an encrypted message

10. Diamonds, slangily

11. Group of amateur rockers

12. ___ ward

13. Olympic shooting event

18. "Rats" with boards

22. Italian city whose name sounds similar to a food

24. Defense org. with a compass rose on its flag

25. Endure

26. Bygone Iranian royal

27. Like beehives

28. Cheddar or Gruyere

32. ___ out a living

33. Trying waaay too hard

35. The "R" of P.R.

36. Sticks in

38. Food Network's "Cupcake ___"

39. Major part of astronomy?

42. Regretted

44. Low cost in Barcelona

46. Tipped

48. Take to a higher court

49. Madison Ave. field

50. Inventor of the first commercially successful steel plow

51. Instrument that uses alto clef

52. On time, to some

56. Use shears

57. Scrabble piece

58. Certain earring or horse

60. Pink Floyd frontman Barrett

61. Some chess experts, in brief

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