| Hold out one's paw, say | 27 |
| Hold out one's paw | 22 |
| Have a hand out, say | 20 |
| Go hat-in-hand | 14 |
| Extend one's paws | 21 |
| Emulate a mooch | 15 |
| Crusade for change? | 19 |
| Bug like a dog? | 15 |
| Be a mendicant | 14 |
| Associate of borrow or steal | 28 |
| Ask, as for one's pardon | 28 |
| Ask to be excused, with ''off'' | 47 |
| Ask to be excused from, with "off" | 44 |
| Ask for a pardon | 16 |
| Ask for a doggie treat, perhaps | 31 |
| Ask for a biscuit, say | 22 |
| Ask alms | 8 |
| "Sit up" follow-up | 28 |
| "I ___ your pardon?" | 30 |
| ___ the question | 16 |
| Led | 3 |
| Kicked off | 10 |
| Got going | 9 |
| Initiated | 9 |
| Commenced | 9 |
| Got the ball rolling | 20 |
| Got off the ground | 18 |
| Took the first step | 19 |
| Ushered in | 10 |
| Started off | 11 |
| Got started | 11 |
| Replacements "When It ___" | 36 |
| Raised the curtain, perhaps | 27 |
| Part 2 of Ontario's motto | 29 |
| Headed off on | 13 |
| Got to work | 11 |
| Got to it | 9 |
| Got started with | 16 |
| Brought a meeting to order | 26 |
| "Where the World ___" (Mellencamp) | 44 |
| Fathered | 8 |
| Sired | 5 |
| Brought forth | 13 |
| Produced | 8 |
| Brought about | 13 |
| Sired, biblically | 17 |
| Sired, in the Bible | 19 |
| Procreated | 10 |
| Sired, in Biblical times | 24 |
| Had, biblically | 15 |
| Old Testament verb | 18 |
| Genesis verb | 12 |
| Fathered, in the Bible | 22 |
| "Darkness --- ignorance" (Luther) | 43 |
| Word appearing 39 times in the King James Version of Matthew 1 | 62 |
| Sired, old-style | 16 |
| Sired, in Matthew | 17 |
| Sired, in biblical terms | 24 |
| Produced, Biblically | 20 |
| Procreated, biblical style | 26 |
| Often-used word in Matthew 1 | 28 |
| Oft-repeated verb in Genesis | 28 |
| Had, in the Good Book | 21 |
| Had, in the Bible | 17 |
| Gave rise to, in the Bible | 26 |
| Fathered, biblical-style | 24 |
| Engendered, in Genesis | 22 |
| Biblical genealogy word | 23 |
| ''... darkness ___ ignorance'' (Luther) | 55 |
| "Go easy" | 19 |
| "Easy" | 16 |
| Request to one's doctor | 27 |
| Kind reminder | 13 |
| "Not that hard!" | 26 |
| "I bruise easily" | 27 |
| "Handle this carefully" | 33 |
| "Go easy, please" | 27 |
| "Go easy on me!" | 26 |
| "Easy now ..." | 24 |
| Father | 6 |
| Produce | 7 |
| Sire | 4 |
| Give rise to | 12 |
| Bring forth | 11 |
| Cause | 5 |
| Engender | 8 |
| Result in | 9 |
| Give birth to | 13 |
| Spawn | 5 |
| Procreate | 9 |
| Cause to be | 11 |
| Under attack | 12 |
| Produce offspring | 17 |
| Generate | 8 |
| Sire, biblically speaking | 25 |
| Sire, Biblically | 16 |
| Reproduce, biblically | 21 |
| Father, biblically | 18 |
| Spawn, as offspring | 19 |
| Sire, in the Bible | 18 |