| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| CARESSING | Treating with fondness. |
| DOTE | Express fondness, with "on" |
| ADORE | Regard with great fondness. |
| DOTE | Show fatuous fondness (with "on"). |
| DOTED | Showed extreme fondness (with "on"). |
| DOTED | Showed excessive fondness (with "on") |
| DANDLES | Treats with fondness, as a child. |
| DANDLE | Treat with fondness, as a child. |
| SNARKS | Literary critters with a "fondness for bathing-machines" |
| ERNIE | Children's TV character with a fondness for baths |
