Historical clue formulations

• Something a suspect enters — 2026-09-03
• Appeal in defense — 2026-06-05
• Heartfelt ask — 2026-05-03
• What might be made while clasping one's hands — 2025-12-14
• "Don't leave me!," e.g. — 2025-12-12
• "Help," e.g. — 2025-11-07
• "Not guilty," e.g. — 2025-09-22
• No contest, for example — 2025-09-08
• Courtroom entry — 2025-07-16
• Prayer, essentially — 2025-07-11
• Desperate request — 2024-12-17
• "Guilty," e.g. — 2024-12-09
• ___ deal — 2024-11-07
• "Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi," e.g. — 2024-02-28
• Heartfelt request — 2024-01-04
• "Not guilty," e.g. — 2023-12-26
• Urgent request — 2023-06-07
• Court entrance? — 2023-04-23
• Appeal — 2023-04-08
• Result of some bargaining — 2023-03-19
• It might be enhanced with puppy dog eyes — 2022-10-22
• "Not guilty," e.g. — 2022-09-14
• Earnest request — 2022-05-26
• "Help!," for example — 2021-10-09
• "No contest," for one — 2021-09-24
• Urgent request — 2021-09-13
• "I beg of you," e.g. — 2021-02-21
• Earnest request — 2020-12-27
• ___ bargain — 2020-02-18
• "Nolo contendere," e.g. — 2019-12-04
• Courtroom claim — 2019-11-27
• Kind of bargain — 2019-11-12
• Fund-raising letter, e.g. — 2019-10-30
• "Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You're my only hope," e.g. — 2019-09-17
• Lead-in to bargain or deal — 2019-09-15
• One may be copped — 2019-07-20
• Entered response — 2018-12-15
• S O S, basically — 2018-08-09
• Court proposition — 2018-04-18
• Nolo contendere, e.g. — 2018-03-12
• "Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi," e.g. — 2018-02-19
• Prayer, e.g. — 2017-09-29
• "Not guilty," e.g. — 2017-09-11
• Defendant's entry — 2017-07-25
• "Spare me!," for one — 2017-06-28
• "Save yourself!," e.g. — 2017-06-07
• "Listen!," e.g. — 2017-05-20
• Sentence shortener, at times — 2016-11-17
• "S O S," e.g. — 2016-11-06
• Court position — 2016-10-22