Beloved ones
The crossword clue "Beloved ones" is answered by DEARS, a 5-letter entry. Used 12 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1985. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
DEARS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DEARS answer page.
Used 12 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1985. It appears in 6 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 (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for DEARS
Every other clue in this collection answered by DEARS, most used first.
- Loved ones - used 75 times, most recently in 2026
- Sweeties - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
- Sweethearts - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
- Darlings - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
- Precious ones - used 19 times, most recently in 2023
- Cherished ones - used 10 times, most recently in 2008
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
- Juliet's beloved - ROMEO, used 38 times
- Innocent ones - BABES, used 33 times
- Silly ones - GEESE, used 30 times
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