| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Dearly, with tenderness (8) | ||
| Despite losing energy, volleying all over the place with much affection (8) | ||
| Golly! Mad about French wine, in a sweet kind of way (8) | ||
| Most affectionately and longly introduced six (8) | ||
| Affectionately warm reports coming out of Cork | Irish Times Crosaire | 27 Feb 2018 |
| With affection | LA Times Daily | 23 Jun 2015 |
| With affection | ||
| With much affection | ||
| With a lot of affection | ||
| Affectionately. |