Clues for the word "DOTES"
We've had 71 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 113 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Mindfood Daily crossword on November 19, 2025.
Referring Clues
- Spoils, with "on"
- Lavishes gifts (on), say
- Indulges, with "on"
- Fusses (over)
- Expresses affection for, with "on"
- Showers with love
- Fusses over, with "on"
- Lavishes love (on)
- Is overfond
- Pampers, with "on"
- Tends to spoil, with "on"
- Smothers, with "on"
- Emulates grandparents
- Overindulges
- Does a grandma's thing
- Lavishes one's attention (on)
- Lavishes affection
- Lavishes affection (on)
- Acts grandmotherly
- Showers affection (on)
- Overparents
- Indulges excessively
- Shows fondness
- Is overly fond
- Shows fondness 43. Run-down
- Loves too much, maybe
- Loves not wisely but too well
- Is too fond
- Is grandmotherly, in a way
- Is foolishly fond of (with "on")
- Mollycoddles
- Showers attention (on)
- Acts feebleminded
- Indulges to excess
- Makes a fuss over, with "on"
- Loves too fondly
- ___on (molly-coddles)
- Loves excessively (with "on")
- Is excessively fond
- Lavishes care (on)
- Is much too adoring
- Is overly fond of, with "on"
- Is a little too fond
- Lavishes affection, with "on"
- Loves to excess
- Exudes affection
- Fawns
- Is very fond of, just the same, and prepared to return to
- Lavishes affection on a girl, two ways
- Is fond, and then some
- Showers love (upon)
- Acts overly fond
- Adores to death, with "on"
- Acts the grandparent
- Adores, ___ on
- Is overfond of, with "on"
- Loves excessively
- Pours on the love
- Adores to a fault, with "on"
- Acts the loving parent
- Mollycoddles, with "on"
- Acts in a grandmotherly way, say
- Lays on the love
- Showers love (on)
- Heaps affection (on)
- Spoils someone with love
- Is very affectionate
- ___ on (showers with affection)
- Loves (on)
- Gives a lot of attention, with "on"
- Showers someone with affection
Last Seen In
- Mindfood Daily - November 19, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - March 19, 2025
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - February 25, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - January 22, 2025
- Your Life Choices - January 04, 2025
- USA Today - November 26, 2024
- LA Times - November 05, 2024
- New York Times - October 27, 2024
- LA Times - September 15, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - June 10, 2024
- USA Today - May 16, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - April 08, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - December 13, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - September 20, 2023
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - July 11, 2023
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - June 13, 2023
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - June 02, 2023
- USA Today - May 30, 2023
- Mindfood Daily - April 07, 2023
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - January 04, 2023
- USA Today - November 08, 2022
- Wall Street Journal - February 01, 2018
- LA Times - January 29, 2018
- USA Today - January 07, 2018
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - January 05, 2018
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - December 12, 2017
- Wall Street Journal - December 06, 2017
- USA Today - November 09, 2017
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - November 05, 2017
- Mindfood Daily - October 16, 2017
- And in 83 more crossword puzzles...