DEAR is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for DEAR in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "DEAR" answer was first appeared in "6 Jul 1994" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Sweetie (6)". It was authored by Lois Sidway. Recently, the "DEAR" answer has been used for "20 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "With 67-Across, one of two pen names punnily hinted at by 20-, 37- and 52-Across (can you find the other one?)". It was authored by Brad Wiegmann. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hint: "Cherished (9)". "DEAR" appeared 111 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "DEAR" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Dec 2023 | 66A | With 67-Across, one of two pen names punnily hinted at by 20-, 37- and 52-Across (can you find the other one?) | Brad Wiegmann |
| 27 Nov 2023 | 3D | First word of many a letter | Ricky J. Sirois |
| 30 Jul 2023 | 70A | Cherished | John Kugelman |
| 1 Jul 2023 | 12D | First word in a 13-Across | Ben Tolkin |
| 18 May 2023 | 68A | Valued | Kiran Pandey |
| 11 May 2023 | 15A | Sweetums | Sheldon Polonsky |
| 24 Jul 2022 | 112D | Loved | Jessie Trudeau and Ross Trudeau |
| 17 Jul 2022 | 40D | Letter starter | Greg Slovacek |
| 19 Jun 2022 | 44A | Hon | Jeremy Newton |
| 5 May 2022 | 40A | Much-desired | Adam Wagner |
| 21 Mar 2022 | 8D | Cherished | John Ewbank and Jeff Chen |
| 9 Mar 2021 | 61A | Darling | Simon Marotte |
| 15 Feb 2021 | 62D | Letter starter | Meconya Alford |
| 15 Jun 2020 | 71A | Cherished | Olivia Mitra Framke |
| 3 May 2020 | 20A | Pricey | Ben Zimmer and Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 28 Mar 2020 | 9D | Treasured | Erik Agard |
| 30 Nov 2019 | 31A | Darling | Joe Deeney |
| 8 Sep 2019 | 31D | Honey substitute? | Joe DiPietro |
| 26 Jun 2019 | 60D | Precious | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| 28 Nov 2018 | 38D | Pricey | David J. Kahn |
| 27 Sep 2018 | 66A | Lambchop | Daniel Kantor |
| 14 Aug 2018 | 55D | ___ John | Andy Kravis and Erik Agard |
| 25 Jun 2018 | 44A | ___ John letter | Kathy Wienberg |
| 7 Oct 2017 | 48D | Letter opener | Byron Walden |
| 27 Aug 2017 | 56A | Sweets | Jeff Chen |
| 2 May 2017 | 7D | Sweetie | David J. Kahn |
| 9 Feb 2017 | 58D | Honeybunch | Ross Trudeau |
| 28 Jul 2016 | 26A | Sweetums | Adam G. Perl |
| 11 Oct 2015 | 109A | With 28-Across, letter opener | David J. Kahn |
| 24 Jul 2015 | 26A | Immoderately priced | Patrick Berry |
| 27 Feb 2015 | 46D | Honey or sugar | Julian Lim |
| 17 Dec 2014 | 59A | Sweetie | Stu Ockman |
| 15 Jul 2014 | 27A | Precious | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| 4 May 2014 | 96D | Precious | Mary Lou Guizzo |
| 5 Mar 2014 | 48A | Letter starter | Evan Birnholz |
| 24 Oct 2013 | 2D | Prayer starter, often | Peter A. Collins |
| 13 Aug 2013 | 63A | Honey | Joel Fagliano |
| 10 Mar 2013 | 123A | Snookums | Finn Vigeland |
| 9 Dec 2012 | 77D | Honey | Patrick Berry |
| 1 Apr 2012 | 72D | Valued | Patrick Merrell |
| 26 Mar 2012 | 34D | Beloved | Ray Fontenot |
| 20 Sep 2011 | 41D | Very expensive | Daniel Raymon |
| 11 May 2011 | 5A | Babycakes | Jonah Kagan |
| 6 Oct 2010 | 54D | Sweets | Ian Livengood |
| 23 Sep 2010 | 21A | Sugar | David J. Kahn |
| 8 Sep 2010 | 9D | Snookums | Tracy Gray |
| 6 Sep 2010 | 49D | “___ Abby” | Randall J. Hartman |
| 15 Aug 2010 | 21A | Angel | Daniel C. Bryant |
| 26 Sep 2009 | 38A | Bosom | Joon Pahk |
| 2 May 2009 | 54A | Sugar | Peter A. Collins |
| 14 Apr 2009 | 32D | Honeybunch | Barry Boone |
| 26 Jan 2009 | 12D | Letter starter | Timothy Powell and Nancy Salomon |
| 6 Sep 2007 | 18D | “___ me” | Daniel C. Bryant |
| 31 May 2007 | 64A | Pet | William F. Stephens |
| 26 May 2007 | 53D | Cherished | Joe DiPietro |
| 13 May 2007 | 91D | Pricey | Jim Page |
| 29 Apr 2007 | 41D | Pricey | Henry Hook |
| 30 Oct 2006 | 15A | Sweetheart | Nancy Salomon |
| 15 Dec 2005 | 29D | Turtledove | Patrick Merrell |
| 8 Jul 2005 | 50D | Steep | Eric Berlin |
| 24 Jun 2005 | 59A | Baby | Eric Berlin |
| 8 Apr 2005 | 45A | “My little chickadee” | Manny Nosowsky |
| 27 Mar 2005 | 5D | Salutation starter | Con Pederson |
| 4 Jul 2004 | 49D | Tootsie | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 18 Apr 2004 | 54A | ___ John | Richard Chisholm |
| 13 Feb 2004 | 24A | “___ me!” | Manny Nosowsky |
| 4 Dec 2003 | 64A | Letter opener | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 14 Aug 2003 | 67A | Sweetie | Greg Staples |
| 3 Jul 2003 | 21D | Expensive | Cathy Millhauser |
| 22 Jan 2003 | 68A | Letter opener | Michael Shteyman |
| 4 Dec 2002 | 67A | Sweetums | Richard Hughes |
| 23 Oct 2001 | 5A | Start of a diary entry | Leonard Williams |
| 16 Oct 2001 | 8D | Costly | Sarah Keller |
| 4 Sep 2001 | 12D | “___ Diary …” | Randall J. Hartman |
| 31 Aug 2001 | 62A | Cupcake | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 4 Apr 2001 | 16A | Honey | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 20 Sep 2000 | 32A | Dollface | Edgar R. Fontaine |
| 23 May 2000 | 41D | Sweetie | Monica Krausse |
| 23 Apr 2000 | 112D | Not cheap | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| 6 Feb 2000 | 81D | Puddin’ | Richard Hughes |
| 20 Dec 1999 | 59D | Turtledove | Nancy Salomon |
| 16 Dec 1999 | 49A | Honeybun | Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon |
| 13 Aug 1999 | 67A | Turtledove | Frances Hansen |
| 4 Aug 1999 | 8D | Cherished | Richard Silvestri |
| 10 Jul 1999 | 20A | Having great value | Rich Norris |
| 25 Jun 1999 | 56D | Sweet | Matt Gaffney |
| 5 May 1999 | 13D | Honeybun | Lois Sidway |
| 1 May 1999 | 56D | Cherished | Rich Norris |
| 8 Apr 1999 | 35D | Precious | David J. Kahn |
| 31 Mar 1999 | 63A | Honeybunch | Patrick Jordan |
| 12 Mar 1999 | 1D | Billet-doux beginner | A. J. Santora |
| 4 Jan 1999 | 19A | Darling | Gregory E. Paul |
| 3 Jan 1999 | 71D | Valuable | Randolph Ross |
| 15 Nov 1998 | 31A | Honey | Robert H. Wolfe |
| 20 Oct 1998 | 37D | Cherished | Fred Piscop |
| 26 May 1998 | 69A | Expensive | Jonathan Schmalzbach |
| 29 Apr 1998 | 29A | Honeybunch | Gayle Dean |
| 24 Feb 1998 | 47D | Expensive | Bill Ballard |
| 16 Jan 1998 | 56A | Steep | Bob Sefick |
| 30 Sep 1997 | 40A | Cherished | Nancy Schuster |
| 1 Sep 1997 | 30D | Honeybunch | Gregory E. Paul |
| 8 Jun 1997 | 79D | Honey | Richard Silvestri |
| 10 May 1997 | 4D | Sugar substitute? | Isabel Walcott |
| 22 Apr 1997 | 63A | Cherished | Gerald R. Ferguson |
| 8 Apr 1997 | 22A | Honeybunch | Fred Piscop |
| 28 Jan 1997 | 12D | ___ John | E. C. Gorski |
| 27 Jun 1996 | 52D | Prized | R. Norris |
| 18 Sep 1995 | 21A | “___ Abby” | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 30 Aug 1995 | 34D | Sweetie | John R. Conrad |
| 6 Dec 1994 | 49D | “___ Diary…” | Wayne Robert Williams |
| 6 Jul 1994 | 25A | Sweetie | Lois Sidway |
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