Costly
The crossword clue "Costly" is answered by DEAR, a 4-letter entry. Used 29 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2019; first recorded in 1969. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
DEAR
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DEAR answer page.
Used 29 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2019; first recorded in 1969. 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.
- EXPENSIVE (2 uses in xd)
- BIGTICKET (1 uses in xd)
- OVERPRICED (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for DEAR
Every other clue in this collection answered by DEAR, most used first.
- Letter opener - used 150 times, most recently in 2026
- Beloved - used 110 times, most recently in 2026
- Cherished - used 104 times, most recently in 2026
- Precious - used 101 times, most recently in 2026
- Expensive - used 70 times, most recently in 2024
- Letter starter - used 39 times, most recently in 2025
- Darling - used 33 times, most recently in 2025
- Sweetie - used 30 times, most recently in 2025
- Sweetheart - used 25 times, most recently in 2024
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.
- Profound - DEEP, used 297 times
- Sandwich shop - DELI, used 288 times
- Consider - DEEM, used 287 times
- Unit of force - DYNE, used 242 times
- Facts and figures - DATA, used 223 times
- Challenge - DARE, used 216 times
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