Clues for the word "DEAR"
We've had 206 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 848 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Penny Dell Sunday crossword on February 22, 2026.
Definition of dear
- superl. - Bearing a high price; high-priced; costly; expensive.
- superl. - Marked by scarcity or dearth, and exorbitance of price; as, a dear year.
- superl. - Highly valued; greatly beloved; cherished; precious.
- superl. - Hence, close to the heart; heartfelt; present in mind; engaging the attention.
- superl. - Of agreeable things and interests.
- superl. - Of disagreeable things and antipathies.
- n. - A dear one; lover; sweetheart.
- adv. - Dearly; at a high price.
- v. t. - To endear.
Referring Clues
- Honeybunch
- Cherished
- ___ John
- Honey
- Sugar substitute?
- Expensive
- Steep
- Precious
- Turtledove
- Honeybun
- Valuable
- Darling
- Having great value
- Sweet
- Billet-doux beginner
- Not cheap
- Puddin'
- Sweetie
- Dollface
- Cupcake
- Costly
- Start of a diary entry
- "___ Diary ..."
- Sweetums
- Letter opener
- "___ Hearts and Gentle People" (1949 tune)
- "___ me!"
- Tootsie
- Certain bookmark
- "My little chickadee"
- Baby
- Salutation starter
- Sweetheart
- Pricey
- "___ me"
- Sugar
- Letter starter
- Costing a pretty penny
- Letter opener?
- Honey substitute?
- Heartfelt
- Treasured
- Precious one
- Start of many letters
- Very expensive
- ___ John letter
- Close to one's heart
- Start of many a letter
- Bosom
- Beloved
- Note opening
- Highly prized
- Not popularly priced
- First word of a letter
- Loved
- ___ Sir or Madam (letter starter)
- High-priced
- First word in many letters
- Word with "me" or "John"
- ___ Abby
- Word describing Abby?
- "Martha My ___"
- Highly valued
- Word with "me" or "John"
- Much-loved
- Snookums
- Word with diary
- Diary starter
- Start of a letter
- "Honey"
- Word of affection
- Intro for John?
- Angel
- "___ me!"
- "___ Abby"
- Sweets
- Result of turning the corner?
- Babycakes
- Love handle?
- Sugar alternative
- Adjective for Abby
- ___ Sir or Madam (letter starter)
- ___ John (sad letter opener)
- Letter's first word
- Sugarpie
- Pet name
- Cherished one
- See 84-Across
- Valued
- Alternative to "honey" or "sugar"
- Special
- "___ Mr. Henshaw" (Beverly Cleary book)
- Hon
- "___ sir or madam ..."
- Kind person
- "Honeybunch"
- "My little buttercup"
- Affectionate address
- Diary opener
- Beloved one
- Prayer starter, often
- First word of many a letter
- Kind one
- Beloved person
- See 50-Down
- Term of affection
- "___ Prudence" (1968 Beatles song)
- Honey or sugar
- Really nice person
- Letter greeting
- Immoderately priced
- Word John doesn't want to see?
- With 28-Across, letter opener
- Near partner
- Sweet pea
- Word for Abby
- Letter-starting word
- Toots
- Much-cherished
- Luv
- Affectionate term
- Prized
- Precious person
- First word starting a letter
- Beginning of a letter
- "___ Mom and Dad, I'm writing from summer camp"
- Substitute for the word "sweetheart"
- First word of many letters
- First word in a letter, often
- Word starting many letters
- Expensive beginning for a letter
- Beloved but expensive
- Start to an old-fashioned letter
- "___ White People" (2017 Netflix original series)
- "___ Prudence"
- John Prine "___ Abby"
- Traffic "___ Mr. Fantasy"
- Owl City "___ Vienna"
- Beatles "___ Prudence"
- Expensive address
- Costly (but loved!)
- Honey - costly
- What you might call an expensive woman
- Treasure Island - finally shell-like
- Expensive honey
- It's a lot of money, darling
- Costly to many a listener
- Ban centre-left at great cost
- Article in colour rejected as expensive
- Beloved - expensive
- Beloved one involved in bloodstained rising
- Beloved band's last audience
- Costly letter opener
- See 117 Across
- Highly priced
- It's not cheap, love!
- Honey at a premium
- American honey is expensive
- It costs a packet, darling
- Start of a letter's salutation
- Letter opener?
- Precious way to start a letter
- See 41-Down
- Very costly
- Lambchop
- Expensive animal, by the sound of it
- What a chap might call an expensive woman
- "Love muffin"
- Hang on for ___ life
- What you could call an expensive woman
- Like a close friend
- How to sell, idiomatically
- Honey substitute?
- Honey alternative
- Letter-opening word
- Expensive parts of Hyde Park
- I can't afford it, darling
- First word in a letter to Santa
- "___ Santa ..."
- How to address an expensive woman
- Start of an advice column question
- "___ me!" ("Goodness!")
- It's too expensive, darling
- Beloved of many a listener
- Sweetie pie
- Loved one
- "Sweetheart" alternative
- "Oh ___" ("That's not good!")
- Letter opening
- "___ Evan Hansen"
- Word that a letter might start with
- It's what I'd call an expensive girlfriend
- Much-desired
- Netflix's "___ White People"
- "___ Heart"
- First word in some emails
- First word in a 13-Across
- Near and ___ to my heart
- "___ John (Taylor's Version)"
- With 67-Across, one of two pen names punnily hinted at by 20-, 37- and 52-Across (can you find the other one?)
- –
- " ... and Ben Platt, who plays ___, he gave everything"
- Start of many a diary entry
- Cherished and precious
- "___ Ruth"
- Loved person
Last Seen In
- Penny Dell Sunday - February 22, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - January 27, 2026
- Daily American - January 26, 2026
- Mirror Daily - January 16, 2026
- New York Times - January 08, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - December 17, 2025
- LA Times - December 09, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - December 03, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - November 20, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - November 09, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - November 09, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - November 03, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - October 22, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - October 05, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - October 02, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - September 30, 2025
- Mirror Daily - September 29, 2025
- Penny Dell Sunday - September 21, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - September 03, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - September 01, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - August 28, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - August 20, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - August 14, 2025
- Mirror Daily - August 11, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - August 07, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - July 23, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - July 17, 2025
- Your Life Choices - July 08, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 02, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - June 22, 2025
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