Be very fond of
The crossword clue "Be very fond of" is answered by ADORE, a 5-letter entry. Used 36 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1953. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
ADORE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ADORE answer page.
Used 36 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1953. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for ADORE
Every other clue in this collection answered by ADORE, most used first.
- Worship - used 291 times, most recently in 2026
- Love to pieces - used 190 times, most recently in 2026
- Idolize - used 163 times, most recently in 2025
- Think the world of - used 93 times, most recently in 2026
- Venerate - used 84 times, most recently in 2023
- Revere - used 81 times, most recently in 2026
- Like a lot - used 72 times, most recently in 2026
- Dote on - used 66 times, most recently in 2025
- Love to bits - used 66 times, most recently in 2026
- Really love - used 61 times, most recently in 2026
- Find darling - used 59 times, most recently in 2025
- Be gaga over - used 52 times, most recently in 2025
- Be wild about - used 48 times, most recently in 2026
- Really like - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
- Be crazy about - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
- Find charming - used 39 times, most recently in 2025
- Like very much - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
- Be nuts about - used 34 times, most recently in 2025
- Love a lot - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
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- Make very happy - ELATE, used 56 times
- Very, in music - ASSAI, used 52 times
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