| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| DEAREST | Darling | |
| DEAR | Darling | |
| DERELING | Darling. | |
| DEARLING | A darling. | |
| JO | A sweetheart; a darling. | |
| DUCK | A pet; a darling. | |
| DEARY | A dear; a darling. | |
| DILLING | A darling; a favorite. | |
| WHITE | Regarded with especial favor; favorite; darling. | |
| MINIKIN | A little darling; a favorite; a minion. | |
| SWEETING | A darling; -- a word of endearment. | |
| HINNY | A term of endearment; darling; -- corrupted from honey. | |
| SWEET | One who is dear to another; a darling; -- a term of endearment. | |
| WARLING | One often quarreled with; -- / word coined, perhaps, to rhyme with darling. | |
| PET | Any person or animal especially cherished and indulged; a fondling; a darling; often, a favorite child. | |
| LIFE | Something dear to one as one's existence; a darling; -- used as a term of endearment. | |
| ANGEL | An appellation given to a person supposed to be of angelic goodness or loveliness; a darling. | |