Pleads crossword clue
22 Down · WSJ Crossword, August 11, 2026 · 4 letters
Explanation
The answer to “Pleads” is BEGS. It appears as 22 Down in the Wall Street Journal crossword of August 11, 2026, a Tuesday puzzle titled “Imagine Dragons” by Steve Jopek, and it fills 4 squares running top to bottom from row 4, column 11 of the 15×15 grid.
A plural clue takes a plural answer, which is why the entry ends in S. The entry begins with B and ends with S, and contains 1 vowel and 3 consonants. If you are working from the crossings, two or three confirmed letters from the Across entries should be enough to lock it in. Tuesday puzzles stay approachable with light wordplay, so expect the rest of this grid to be pitched at the same level.
Past appearances
BEGS has not appeared as an answer in any other WSJ puzzle in our index, which runs from May 2026 onward. It will be listed here the next time it turns up.