| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| PETITION | Earnest request | |
| ENTREATY | Earnest request | |
| PLEA | Earnest request | |
| APPEAL | Earnest request | |
| ENTREAT | To make an earnest petition or request. | |
| SUPPLICATION | A humble petition; an earnest request; an entreaty. | |
| SOLIITATION | The act of soliciting; earnest request; persistent asking; importunity. | |
| PRAY | To address earnest request to; to supplicate; to entreat; to implore; to beseech. | |
| PRAYER | The act of praying, or of asking a favor; earnest request or entreaty; hence, a petition or memorial addressed to a court or a legislative body. | |