| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| PLED | Answered a charge |
| PLED | Answered a court charge |
| PLED | Answered a charge in court |
| PLED | Answered a charge, in court |
| REBUTTED | Answered a debater |
| CAME | Answered a summons |
| PLED | Answered a judge |
| BAAED | Answered a bleat, maybe |
| WITNESSBOX | Where a barrister's questions are answered |
| APPLIED | Answered a help-wanted ad, say |
| RINGOSTEER | Beatles drummer who answered a cattle call? |
| RHETORICAL | Describing a question not meant to be answered. |
| DOYOUWANTTIBET | Question that Mao Zedong answered with a yes? |
| SAIDASPIC | Correctly answered "What do you call a savory jelly?" |
