Loved ones
The crossword clue "Loved ones" is answered by DEARS, a 5-letter entry. Used 75 times across 43 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1945. It appears in 18 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
DEARS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DEARS answer page.
Used 75 times across 43 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1945. It appears in 18 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- DARLINGS (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for DEARS
Every other clue in this collection answered by DEARS, most used first.
- Sweeties - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Wise ones - SAGES, used 133 times
- The ones here - THESE, used 71 times
- The ones over there - THOSE, used 41 times
- Innocent ones - BABES, used 33 times
- Silly ones - GEESE, used 30 times
- Little ones - TYKES, used 29 times
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