Was fond of
The crossword clue "Was fond of" is answered by LIKED, a 5-letter entry. Used 24 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1979. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
LIKED
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LIKED answer page.
Used 24 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1979. It appears in 8 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.
- CAREDFOR (1 uses in xd)
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.
- Was sore - ACHED, used 53 times
- Was concerned - CARED, used 47 times
- Was out - SLEPT, used 37 times
- Be very fond of - ADORE, used 36 times
- Was under the weather - AILED, used 31 times
- Was bold - DARED, used 30 times
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