Related Clues:

• Asked on bended knee
• Declared fool in hospital loves Elvis
• Said 'Guilty' or 'Not guilty,' say
• Said ''Not guilty,'' for example
• Earnestly appealed
• Said ''Not guilty,'' perhaps
• Asserted one's innocence, perhaps
• Implored (with "with")
• Tried to justify
• Declared with authority!
• Authoritatively made one's presence felt
• Protected from harm
• Luzhin did it unsuccessfully, Nabokov relates
• Appealed, as for mercy
• Insisted upon a dessert being properly served