DEAR

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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