Is overly fond

The answer

DOTES

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Used 13 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1989. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for DOTES

Every other clue in this collection answered by DOTES, most used first.

• Lavishes affection (on) - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Spoils, with "on" - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• Showers affection (on) - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Is overfond - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• Pampers, with "on" - used 9 times, most recently in 2022
• Indulges, with "on" - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Lavishes love (on) - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Shows fondness - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Fusses over, with "on" - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Lavishes affection - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Showers attention (on) - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Showers with love - used 7 times, most recently in 2011
• Is excessively fond - used 6 times, most recently in 2016

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.

• Overly sentimental - SAPPY, used 52 times
• Be very fond of - ADORE, used 36 times
• Was fond of - LIKED, used 24 times
• Be extremely fond of - ADORE, used 18 times
• Fond hope - DREAM, used 15 times
• Overly theatrical - STAGY, used 13 times

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