Love to excess
The crossword clue "Love to excess" is answered by DOTE, a 4-letter entry. Used 12 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2010; first recorded in 1950. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
DOTE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DOTE answer page.
Used 12 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2010; first recorded in 1950. It appears in 3 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.
Other clues for DOTE
Every other clue in this collection answered by DOTE, most used first.
- Lavish affection (on) - used 72 times, most recently in 2026
- Spoil, with "on" - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
- Shower affection (on) - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
- Lavish attention (on) - used 24 times, most recently in 2025
- Shower attention (on) - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
- Be overly fond - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
- Lavish love (on) - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- Fuss over, with "on" - used 13 times, most recently in 2017
- Heap affection (on) - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- Lavish affection - used 13 times, most recently in 2022
- Overdo the TLC - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Be too fond - used 10 times, most recently in 2018
- Fawn over, with "on" - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
- Pamper, with "on" - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
- Be adoring - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Love to excess, with "on" - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Be overfond. - used 7 times, most recently in 2008
- Pour affection (on) - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Act the loving grandparent - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
- Lavish attention - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
- Show fondness - used 6 times, most recently in 2004
- Show senility - used 6 times, most recently in 2005
- Shower attention - used 6 times, most recently in 2004
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.
- Zhivago's love - LARA, used 210 times
- Love god - EROS, used 209 times
- Greek god of love - EROS, used 169 times
- Latin love - AMOR, used 151 times
- God of love - EROS, used 146 times
- Porgy's love - BESS, used 86 times
Search the clue collection
Search by clue words or by answer, or type a pattern with the letters you have and a blank for each square you do not know. The characters _ ? . and - all work as blanks.