Answer: DEAR
DEAR is a crossword puzzle answer that we have spotted 152 times.
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
- See 41-Down
- Lambchop
- Hang on for ___ life
- Like a close friend
- Honey alternative
- "___ Sir or Madam"
- Letter-opening word
- "___ Santa ..."
- "Sweetie"
- Start of an advice column question
- First word in a letter, often
- "___ me!" ("Goodness!")
- Sweetie pie
- "Oh ___" ("That's not good!")
- Letter opening
- "___ Evan Hansen"
- Word that a letter might start with
- Much-desired
- Much loved
- Netflix's "___ White People"
- First word in some emails
- First word in a 13-Across
- Near and ___ to my heart
- First word of many letters
- "___ 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
- Homophone of 24-across
Last Seen In:
- USA Today - May 16, 2025
- USA Today - November 13, 2024
- LA Times - October 30, 2024
- New York Times - August 21, 2024
- LA Times - August 11, 2024
- New York Times - May 17, 2024
- New York Times - March 20, 2024
- LA Times - March 17, 2024
- New York Times - February 26, 2024
- USA Today - February 14, 2024
- New York Times - January 17, 2024
- New York Times - December 20, 2023
- LA Times - December 12, 2023
- LA Times - December 04, 2023
- USA Today - December 01, 2023
- New York Times - November 27, 2023
- USA Today - October 31, 2023
- LA Times - October 16, 2023
- USA Today - September 28, 2023
- USA Today - September 06, 2023
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