| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| URGE | Entreat in earnest |
| SERIOUS | In earnest. |
| PLEAD | Ask in earnest |
| SERIOUS | Thoroughly in earnest. |
| BEGS | Asks in earnest |
| ADJURE | Request in earnest |
| PRAYFOR | Request in earnest |
| SERIO | In earnest: Lat. |
| SETTO | Begin in earnest |
| PLED | Asked in earnest |
| ENTREAT | Ask in earnest |
| GETCRACKING | Begin work in earnest |
| PDJAMES | "Time to Be in Earnest" autobiographer |
| ALGERNON | Dandy in "The Importance of Being Earnest" |
| ALGERNON | Bachelor in Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest" |
| ALGERNON | Jack's friend in "The Importance of Being Earnest" |
