| Nothing right for boyfriend? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
06 May 2026 |
| Paramour |
Commuter |
22 Apr 2026 |
| Romeo (or Juliet) (5) |
The Guardian Quick |
16 Apr 2026 |
| Romantic partner |
The Times Concise |
02 Mar 2026 |
| Left six deliveries for partner (5) |
The Sun Two Speed |
24 Jan 2026 |
| Paramour |
New York Times Mini |
04 Jan 2026 |
| 2019 Taylor Swift album |
USA Today |
01 Nov 2025 |
| Paramour |
Commuter |
27 Oct 2025 |
| Amorous one |
Commuter |
16 Oct 2025 |
| Romantic sort |
Thomas Joseph |
25 Sep 2025 |
| 2019 Taylor Swift album |
Commuter |
02 Sep 2025 |
| Romantic partner |
Commuter |
08 Jul 2025 |
| He adores going across to Leatherhead (5) |
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| But is he fond of money more? (5) |
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| Enthusiast left to rove about (5) |
Mirror Cryptic |
12 Jun 2025 |
| Sweetheart (5) |
Mirror Quick |
12 Jun 2025 |
| Sigala & James Arthur single "Lasting ___" (5) |
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| Intimate partner (5) |
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| What "-phile" means |
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| The -, 1984 autobiographical novel by Marguerite Duras |
Mirror Quiz |
28 Apr 2025 |
| Romantic sort |
New York Times |
22 Apr 2025 |
| Sweetheart, or a Taylor Swift album |
USA Today |
14 Apr 2025 |
| Fifty and more, and Shakespeare's was sighing like a furnace (5) |
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| Valentine sender, often |
LA Times Mini |
15 Mar 2025 |
| I Don't Want A ____, song by Texas released in 1989 (5) |
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| Romantic partner, paramour |
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| Huge admirer |
Premier Sunday |
02 Mar 2025 |
| 'And then the , sighing like a furnace' (As You Like It) (5) |
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| Person who's gone to court successfully? |
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| He's having an affair but, having left, it's finished (5) |
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| He's lost heart ___ the remainder is 50 (5) |
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| Beau |
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| He's fallen - he's courting! (5) |
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| He's fallen ___ he's courting! (5) |
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| Learner has fallen ___ he's lost heart! (5) |
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| Student no longer in thrall to enthusiast |
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| Swain has fifty left (5) |
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| Suitor's first lady had too much (5) |
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| Juliet, to Romeo |
Newsday |
20 Nov 2024 |
| Sweetheart |
Puzzler Backwords |
20 Nov 2024 |
| Song: - Come Back To Me |
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| He adares going across to Leatherhead (5) |
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| Taylor Swift's first album after leaving Big Machine Records |
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| Amorous fellow has a pound left (5) |
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| Partner, e.g. |
The Telegraph Plusword |
02 Oct 2024 |
| The revolver's turned, to begin with, on the boyfriend (5) |
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| Enthusiast who gets nothing right (5) |
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| One enamoured of first lady has too much (5) |
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| Swain has a pound to spare (5) |
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| Taylor Swift album with "You Need to Calm Down" |
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| He definitely likes what's left over |
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| Romantic sort |
Thomas Joseph |
02 Sep 2024 |
| Leftover suitor? (5) |
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| Lady Chatterley's - (5) |
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| He has a mistress of fifty and above (5) |
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| Sweetheart back in endless revolt (5) |
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| He has a pound remaining - for pressing his suit? |
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| One amorously involved at fifty and more (5) |
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| Shakespeare said he was sighing like a furnace (5) |
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| Affection right for Romeo |
Mirror Cryptic |
06 Jul 2024 |
| Enthusiast |
Mirror Quick |
06 Jul 2024 |
| A left-over toy boy maybe? (5) |
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| Significant other? (5) |
The Guardian Quick |
21 Jun 2024 |
| Paramour (5) |
The Guardian Speedy |
02 Jun 2024 |
| Learner finished as sweetheart |
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| Taylor Swift album between "Reputation" and "Folklore" |
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| Romantic sort |
Thomas Joseph |
31 May 2024 |
| Casanova finished with girl at last |
The Sun Two Speed |
23 May 2024 |
| Sweetheart |
The Sun Two Speed |
23 May 2024 |
| DH Lawrence's notorious novel, Lady Chatterley's ... |
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| 50 have fallen for somebody who's affectionate (5) |
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| Third of Shakespeare's seven ages of man |
Wall Street Journal |
02 May 2024 |
| Partner in affection |
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| 1975 single by Paul Simon, 50 Ways To Leave Your _ (5) |
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| Romeo, to Juliet |
LA Times Mini |
09 Apr 2024 |
| The boyfriend left when finished |
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| Sweetheart, beau (5) |
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| Sweetheart long gone |
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| Fan; beau |
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| Paramour let down after change of heart |
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| It was a swain with a hey-nonny of fifty and more (5) |
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| Romeo left too much (5) |
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| Swain, sweetheart (5) |
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| Fifty and more, but a man with a mistress (5) |
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| He greatly likes a cash surplus (5) |
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| "50 Ways to Leave Your___" (1975 Paul Simon song) (5) |
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| A great admirer of wooly pullovers (5) |
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| One who really wants another long bowling spell (5) |
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| Admirer who gets nothing right (5) |
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| First half of the revolution uprising is... (5) |
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| Student wrapped up big fan |
The Telegraph Toughie |
30 Jan 2024 |
| Romantic partner |
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| Sweetheart |
Commuter |
26 Dec 2023 |
| Partner (hopefully!) |
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| "I Wanna Be Your ___" (Prince hit) |
USA Today |
19 Oct 2023 |
| 2019 Taylor Swift album with a romantic theme |
New York Times |
26 Sep 2023 |
| 2019 album by Taylor Swift featuring the hits "Me!" and "You Need to Calm Down" |
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| Fan |
The Guardian Quick |
20 Jul 2023 |
| Romantic partner |
LA Times Daily |
07 Jul 2023 |
| Romantic one |
Thomas Joseph |
13 May 2023 |
| Romantic partner |
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| Significant other |
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| One going to court |
New York Times |
22 Dec 2022 |
| Sweetheart |
The Telegraph Quick |
01 Dec 2022 |
| Romantic partner |
The Times Concise |
17 Oct 2022 |
| Sexual partner |
The Times Concise |
16 Jan 2022 |
| Romantic partner |
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| O Romeo, Romeo! |
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| Flame |
The Guardian Quick |
31 Dec 2021 |
| Romeo, to Juliet |
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| Jack, to Rose, e.g. |
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| Significant other |
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| Romeo, Lima, Oscar, Victor, Echo and Charlie Heart? |
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| Bit of fluff left, hoover having cleared house |
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| Aficionado |
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| Aficionado |
LA Times Daily |
17 May 2021 |
| 2019 studio album by Taylor Swift which is another word for a romantic partner |
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| Admirer |
The Telegraph Quick |
08 Jan 2021 |
| Partner, often |
LA Times Daily |
01 Jan 2021 |
| Partner, often |
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| Devotee |
Universal |
24 Nov 2020 |
| Enthusiast finished Latin first |
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| Romantic sort |
Thomas Joseph |
08 Aug 2020 |
| "Porphyria's ___," poem written by Robert Browning that explores abnormal psychology |
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| 2019 Taylor Swift album |
Wall Street Journal |
24 Jun 2020 |
| Romantic partner |
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| Big fan |
Newsday |
22 May 2020 |
| Romeo, to Juliet |
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| Person in a tryst |
Universal |
27 Apr 2020 |
| Start to like maiden, maybe – hoping she will become this? |
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| Fan left deliveries at Old Trafford |
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| Romeo or Juliet, for example |
Wall Street Journal |
02 Mar 2020 |
| Sing along to this 1996 Spice Girls song! "If you wanna be my ___, you gotta get with my friends..." |
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| Romantic partner |
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| Romeo, to Juliet |
Universal |
02 Nov 2019 |
| Enthusiastic fan |
Newsday |
25 Jun 2019 |
| Jack, to Rose, in 'Titanic' |
USA Today |
14 Jun 2019 |
| Enthusiast |
Newsday |
05 Jun 2019 |
| Paramour |
Wall Street Journal |
15 Apr 2019 |
| Sweetheart |
Premier Sunday |
17 Feb 2019 |
| See extremely short admirer |
The Telegraph Toughie |
15 Feb 2019 |
| Romeo, to Juliet |
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| Paramour |
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| Jack, to Rose, in "Titanic" |
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| Sweetheart |
The Telegraph Quick |
09 Nov 2018 |
| Ardent fan |
Newsday |
22 Oct 2018 |
| Al Jarreau's "L Is For ___" |
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| Midwives in new role similar to 18 down |
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| What '-phile' means |
USA Today |
13 May 2018 |
| Somewhat uplifted future volleyball fan |
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| What "-phile" means |
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| One in a tryst |
USA Today |
26 Dec 2017 |
| Suitor's suit and top stripped |
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| Romeo, to Juliet, or vice versa |
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| Casanova type |
Universal |
24 Feb 2017 |
| What '-phile' means |
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| Casanova type |
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| One in a tryst |
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| Devotee |
The Telegraph Quick |
30 Nov 2016 |
| Aficionado |
Universal |
05 Sep 2016 |
| What the suffix "phile" means |
LA Times Daily |
19 Apr 2016 |
| Romantic partner |
The Times Concise |
23 Feb 2016 |
| Aficionado |
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| "-phile" meaning |
Universal |
23 Dec 2015 |
| Tryst participant |
LA Times Daily |
01 Sep 2015 |
| What ''-phile'' means |
Newsday |
05 Jun 2015 |
| What "-phile" means |
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| Beau |
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| "-phile" meaning |
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| Tryst participant |
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| Amorous type wanting maiden under fifty? |
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| Romantic partner |
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| Paramour |
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| Enthusiast |
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| Billy Idol "To Be a ___" |
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| "Dream ___" (Darin hit) |
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| Devotee |
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| Endless uprising of one head over heels? |
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| Enthusiast |
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| Devendra Banhart song about amour? |
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| Casanova |
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| Casanova |
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| Lady Chatterley had one |
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| Guinevere, to Lancelot |
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| See 39-Across |
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| Fan |
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| Big fan |
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| Romeo or Lothario |
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| Flame |
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| Paramour |
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| Romeo, to Juliet |
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| One hit by Cupid's arrow |
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| Tryst participant |
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| Paramour |
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| Inamorato |
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| Gallant |
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| Devotee |
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| Swain |
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| Romantic triangle participant |
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| See 1-Across |
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| Amorist |
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| Man of affairs? |
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| What -phile means |
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| Romeo |
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| Romeo |
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| Casanova |
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| Ardent fan |
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| Fan |
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| "Dream ___" (Bobby Darin hit) |
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| Oliver Mellors, to Lady Chatterley |
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| Fan |
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| Buff |
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| Beau |
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| "Dream ___" (Darin hit) |
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| Beau |
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| Buff |
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| Oliver Mellors, to Lady Chatterley |
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| Romantic triangle member |
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| Romeo, to Juliet |
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| Aficionado |
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| Devotee |
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| Amorist |
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| Romantic triangle member |
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| Casanova, e.g. |
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| Peggy Lee tune |
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| Romeo, e. g. |
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| What "-phile" means |
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| Inamorata |
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| Suitor |
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| "The Volcano ": Sontag |
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| One hit by Cupid's arrow |
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| Romeo |
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| Inamorato |
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| What "amateur" originally meant |
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| "Dream ___" (1959 Bobby Darin hit) |
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| Aficionado |
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| Swain |
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| Romeo to Juliet |
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| "-phile" meaning |
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| One in St. Valentine's care |
|
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| Romeo |
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| "Let Me Go, ___" |
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| Romeo |
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| Paramour |
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| Peggy Lee hit |
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| Rodgers-Hart song: 1933 |
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| "Scratch a ___, and find a foe" |
|
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| "___, Come Back to Me" |
|
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| Casanova |
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| Alden, to Mullens |
|
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| Samuel ___, Irish novelist |
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| Troilus or Orlando |
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| Novelist Samuel ___ |
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| Hero, to Leander |
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| Rodgers-Hart hit: 1933 |
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| Swain |
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| Shakespeare's third age of man |
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| Peggy Lee tune |
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| Valentino, for one |
|
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| Romeo or Don Juan |
|
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| Man's third age |
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| Adorer |
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| Leander, to Hero |
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| Rodgers and Hart song |
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| Author of "Rory O'More." |
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| Irish novelist and song writer. |
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| Gallant. |
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| Author of "Handy Andy." |
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| Admirer. |
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| Romeo. |
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| Author of ballad, "Rory O'More.” |
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| Amorist |
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| "___ Come Back to Me." |
|
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| Swain. |
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| Music ___. |
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| Word with music or art. |
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| Term of endearment. |
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| Irish novelist. |
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| Popular Rodgers and Hart song. |
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