| Diary starter | 13 |
| Cherished one | 13 |
| ___ John (sad letter opener) | 28 |
| Word with ''me'' or ''John'' | 60 |
| Word of affection | 17 |
| Puddin' | 11 |
| Precious one | 12 |
| Not popularly priced | 20 |
| Not cheap | 9 |
| Much-loved | 10 |
| Letter's first word | 23 |
| Letter beginning | 16 |
| Intro for John? | 15 |
| Epistolary salutation | 21 |
| Billet-doux beginner | 20 |
| Beloved person | 14 |
| Alternative to "honey" or "sugar" | 53 |
| Affectionate term | 17 |
| "Honey" | 17 |
| "___ Diary . . ." | 27 |
| ___ John | 8 |
| Word with "me" or "John" | 44 |
| Word before sir | 15 |
| TV's "___ John" | 29 |
| Sugarpie | 8 |
| Start of many a letter | 22 |
| Result of turning the corner? | 29 |
| Prayer starter, often | 21 |
| Note opening | 12 |
| Like the cost of caviar | 23 |
| Kind person | 11 |
| Kind one | 8 |
| Kind of sir | 11 |
| John Prine "___ Abby" | 31 |
| Hard on the budget | 18 |
| First word of many a letter | 27 |
| Diary opener | 12 |
| Costing much | 12 |
| Certain bookmark | 16 |
| Bride to the groom | 19 |
| Bosom | 5 |
| Before John | 11 |
| Babycakes | 9 |
| Alternative to "honey" or "sugar"? | 54 |
| Adjective for Abby | 18 |
| Abby preceder | 13 |
| "My little chickadee" | 31 |
| "My little buttercup" | 31 |
| "Martha My ___" | 25 |
| "How ___ to my heart . . . " | 38 |
| "Honeybunch" | 22 |
| "_____ Diary..." | 26 |
| "_____ Abby" | 22 |
| "___ Sir or Madame" | 29 |
| "___ Prudence" | 24 |
| "___ Mr. Henshaw" (Beverly Cleary book) | 49 |
| "___ Me," Ustinov autobiography | 41 |
| "___ John" | 20 |
| "___ Heart," 1964 song | 32 |
| "___ Heart," 1964 film | 32 |
| "___ Diary ..." | 25 |
| "__ sir or madam . . ." | 33 |
| -- Abby | 7 |
| ___ John letter | 15 |
| ___ Abby | 8 |
| __ Sir or Madam (letter starter) | 32 |
| __ Abby | 7 |
| Support column? | 15 |
| Start of a missive to Ms. Van Buren | 35 |
| Start for someone seeking advice | 32 |
| Column begun in 1956 by Pauline Phillips | 40 |
| "The Wreck of the Mary ___" | 37 |
| Mary __: ill-fated ship | 23 |
| "Wreck of the Mary ___" | 33 |
| "The Wreck of the Mary __" | 36 |
| The Wreck of the Mary ____ | 26 |
| "The Wreck of the Mary ---" | 37 |
| "The Wreck of the Mary ___": Innes | 44 |
| Mary __: ship in a Hammond Innes novel | 38 |
| Mary ___, ship in an Innes work | 31 |
| Mary ___, Innes ship | 20 |
| Mary ___, fictional ship | 24 |
| Mary ___ (doomed ship) | 22 |
| Hammond Innes's "Wreck of the Mary ___" | 53 |
| "The Wreck of the Mary __": 1959 film | 47 |
| "The Wreck of the Mary ___" (1959 film) | 49 |
| "The Wreck of the Mary ___," Innes novel | 50 |
| "The Wreck of the Mary ___," 1959 film | 48 |
| "The Wreck of the Mary _____" | 39 |
| 'The Wreck of the Mary --' (1959) | 41 |
| ''The Wreck of the Mary __'' ('59 film) | 59 |
| ''The Wreck of the Mary ___'' (1959) | 52 |
| ''The Wreck of the Mary ___'' | 45 |
| More expensive | 14 |
| More costly | 11 |
| More beloved | 12 |
| Not so cheap | 12 |
| More loved | 10 |
| Higher-priced | 13 |
| Closer, as to one's heart | 29 |