Word: DEAR

The word DEAR has appeared in at least 250 clues on different crosswords.

Clue(s)
Loved person
"___ Evan Hansen" (2017 Best Musical Tony winner)
''__ Sir or Madam . . .''
"___ me!"
Baby
Darling
Dollface
Beloved
Affectionate address
Word with "me" or "John"
Beloved
Highly prized
Costly
Treasured
''__ Sir or Madam . . .''
Start of many letters
Cherished
Cherished
Letter salutation
Beloved
Honey
Letter greeting
Costly
Precious person
Prized
Salutation starter
Honeybun
Steep
Sweetheart
Beloved
Cherished
Hang on for __ life
Sugar
Precious
Precious
Costly
Sugar substitute?
Loved one
''__ Sir or Madam . . .''
Beloved
___ John letter
Beloved
Beloved one
Treasured
Precious
Expensive
Beloved
Much-loved
Cherished
Sweetie
"___ Evan Hansen" (2017 Best Musical Tony winner)
Precious
Beloved
Baby
"___ John" (Nicholas Sparks novel)
Much-cherished
Like a close friend
How to sell, idiomatically
High-priced
"Elementary, my ___ Watson" (line associated with Sherlock Holmes)
__ Abby
Honey substitute?
Highly valued
Honey alternative
First word in many letters
Cherished
Sweetums
Beloved
''__ Sir or Madam''
Letter starter
Beloved
Broadway's "___ Evan Hansen"
Pricey
Pricey
"___ Prudence" (Beatles song)
Precious
Letter starter
Prized
Darling
Honeybun
Expensive
Costly
Sweetums
Letter opener
Cherished
First word in a letter to Santa
Pricey
Cherished
Letter starter
"___ White People" (Netflix series)
Sweetheart
Letter starter
Sweetheart
Letter greeting
Sweetheart
Costly
Treasured
"___ Evan Hansen" (Broadway musical)
Sweetums
Precious
Sugar substitute?
"___ Future Husband" (Meghan Trainor song)
Letter starter
Expensive
Pricey
"___ Sir or Madam ..."
Cherished one
Letter opener
"____ Abby"
"___ Evan Hansen" (2017 Best Musical Tony winner)
Cherished
Letter opener
Affectionate address
First word of many letters
Diary starter
First word of a letter
Sweetheart
___ John letter (written breakup)
Loved person
Opening word of many letters
Darling
"It's near and ___ to my heart"
Baby
Precious person
Honey
Loving address
Affectionate term
"___ John" (Nicholas Sparks novel)
Expensive
TV's "____ John"
Darling
First word in a letter, often
Loved person
Bride to the groom
Darling
"___ Santa ..." (start of a child's letter)
Cherished
Sweetheart
"___ White People" (Netflix series)
"___ Prudence" (Beatles song from the "White Album")
Affectionate address
"___ Diary ..."
Beloved person
"___ Evan Hansen" (2017 Best Musical Tony winner)
Costly
Treasured
Cherished
Cherished
Letter salutation
Honey
Costly
Precious person
Honeybunch
Letter greeting
Heartfelt
Letter starter
Darling
Much loved
"___ Theodosia" (song from "Hamilton")
Beloved
Beloved
Loved one
Costly
Sugar substitute?
"___ White People" (Netflix comedy series narrated by Giancarlo Esposito)
Word with "me" or "John"
Beloved one
Treasured
Letter opener
Expensive
First word in many letters
Costly
Darling
Beloved
Beloved
"___ White People" (Netflix series)
High-priced
Beloved
Sweetie
Highly valued
Letter starter
Sugar substitute?
Expensive
"___ Evan Hansen" (upcoming film based on a Broadway musical)
"Oh ___" ("That's not good!")
___ John letter
Affectionate address
Word with "me" or "John"
Beloved
Near and ___
Beloved person
Beloved person
Broadway's "___ Evan Hansen"
Cherished
"___ Evan Hansen"
"___ me!"
"___ me!"
Word that a letter might start with
Beloved
Letter opener
Valued
"___ White People" (Netflix series)
"___ me!"
Expensive
Start of many letters
Letter greeting
"___ Evan Hansen" (musical film starring Ben Platt)
Cherished
First word of a formal email
Precious
"Elementary, my ___ Watson" (line associated with Sherlock Holmes)
Expensive
Common first word in a letter
Affectionate address
Much-desired
"___ White People" (2017-2021 Netflix series)
Hard on the budget
Cherished one
"____ Abby"
Sweetheart
Letter opener
First word of some letters and diary entries
Sweetheart
Affectionate address
Expensive
Hon
Baby
Loved person
"___ John" (Taylor Swift song)
Letter starter
Loved
Honey or darling
Precious person
Loving address
Darling, precious
Affectionate term
TV's "____ John"
Darling
Loved person
Hard on the budget
Cherished
Sugar substitute?
Darling
Valued highly
Beloved
Costly
Treasured
Affectionate address
Word before "Abby" or "John"
"___ Evan Hansen" (musical film starring Ben Platt)