Former partner's preoccupied dear (9) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EXPENSIVE Former partner's preoccupied dear (9) (9)
87% EXES Former partners (4) USA Today Sep 19, 2025
80% OBSESS Preoccupy totally (6) Puzzler Backwords Sep 6, 2025
77% HON "Dear" (3) Universal Oct 4, 2025
73% ABSTRACTION Preoccupied state (11) (11) Puzzler Sep 28, 2025
70% EXCITE Arouse former partner with quote (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 13, 2025
70% MYMY "Oh, dear!" (4) New York Times Oct 5, 2025
70% CARO Italian "dear" (4) Eugene Sheffer Sep 30, 2025
70% SIR "Dear __ or Madam..." (3) Newsday Sep 29, 2025
70% EXACERBATE Provoke former partner, bitter at English (10) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 24, 2025
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