Crossword Clue:

an illicit lover

AnswerCrossword Clue
LIAISONOphelia is one maintaining an illicit affair (7)
TIAMOWords from an Italian lover
TORCHWhat an unrequited lover carries
ABIELover of an Irish Rose
WECANSTILLBEFRIENDSInvalid claim from an ex-lover
FROZENPOPEYEOcular affliction for an iced dessert lover?
ETHANLover of Mattie in an Edith Wharton novel
DENSEDEARDENTSDEERBlockheaded lover has an accident on a rural road