We've analysed the crossword clue "Illicit romance" from the LA Times Daily Crossword puzzle on October 5, 2020 and found 44 potential answers in our records. The solution with the highest match rate is AFFAIR (6 letters) at 99%. Our confidence ranking is based on frequency data from crossword publications.
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44 Other Potential Answers
Rank
Answer
Length
Source
Date
99%
AFFAIR
Illicit romance
(6)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Oct 5, 2020
99%
AFFAIR
Illicit romance
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 5, 2020
8%
ENDIT
Break off a romance
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jun 4, 2026
8%
ENDIT
Break off a romance
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 4, 2026
8%
AGEGAP
Feature of a May-December romance
(6)
Universal Crossword
Mar 5, 2026
8%
AGEGAP
Feature of a May-December romance
Universal Crossword · Mar 5, 2026
8%
AVON
HarperCollins romance imprint
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Mar 5, 2026
8%
AVON
HarperCollins romance imprint
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 5, 2026
8%
FLING
Spring romance, say
(5)
Universal Crossword
Jan 7, 2026
8%
FLING
Spring romance, say
Universal Crossword · Jan 7, 2026
8%
FABIO
Italian model on the cover of many romance novels
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Sep 29, 2025
8%
FABIO
Italian model on the cover of many romance novels
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 29, 2025
8%
REY
"Star Wars" heroine who inspired an Ali Hazelwood romance novel
(3)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jul 26, 2025
8%
REY
"Star Wars" heroine who inspired an Ali Hazelwood romance novel
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 26, 2025
8%
LUST
Feeling in a romance novel
(4)
Universal Crossword
May 7, 2025
8%
LUST
Feeling in a romance novel
Universal Crossword · May 7, 2025
8%
RACY
Like some romance novels
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jan 26, 2025
8%
RACY
Like some romance novels
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 26, 2025
8%
ATF
Org. that targets illicit liquor
(3)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Sep 15, 2024
8%
ATF
Org. that targets illicit liquor
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 15, 2024
8%
HOLT
Victoria __: pen name in gothic romance
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Sep 4, 2024
8%
HOLT
Victoria __: pen name in gothic romance
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 4, 2024
8%
SUMMERFLING
Hot romance?
(11)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Aug 18, 2024
8%
SUMMERFLING
Hot romance?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 18, 2024
8%
SLOW
__ burn romance
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jun 23, 2024
8%
SLOW
__ burn romance
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 23, 2024
8%
GHOSTPEPPERS
Spicy movie snack for a Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze fantasy romance?
(12)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jun 19, 2024
8%
GHOSTPEPPERS
Spicy movie snack for a Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze fantasy romance?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 19, 2024
8%
LATIN
Ancestor of the romance languages
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Mar 20, 2024
8%
LATIN
Ancestor of the romance languages
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 20, 2024
8%
LOVEBOAT
Old “romance at sea” TV show, with “the”
(8)
Eugene Sheffer Crossword
Feb 14, 2024
8%
LOVEBOAT
Old “romance at sea” TV show, with “the”
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Feb 14, 2024
8%
LDR
Cross-country romance, for example: Abbr.
(3)
Universal Crossword
Nov 13, 2023
8%
LDR
Cross-country romance, for example: Abbr.
Universal Crossword · Nov 13, 2023
8%
STEAMY
Like a good romance novel
(6)
LA Times Daily Crossword
May 28, 2023
8%
STEAMY
Like a good romance novel
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 28, 2023
8%
AMOROUS
Ready for romance
(7)
Thomas Joseph Crossword
Apr 29, 2023
8%
AMOROUS
Ready for romance
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Apr 29, 2023
8%
XKCD
Randall Munroe's webcomic of "romance, sarcasm, math, and language"
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Mar 8, 2023
8%
XKCD
Randall Munroe's webcomic of "romance, sarcasm, math, and language"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 8, 2023
8%
CARBONDATING
There's an element of romance to it?
(12)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jun 8, 2022
8%
CARBONDATING
There's an element of romance to it?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 8, 2022
8%
TALE
Fairy-___ romance
(4)
Universal Crossword
May 10, 2022
8%
TALE
Fairy-___ romance
Universal Crossword · May 10, 2022
8%
COMEDY
Genre often combined with romance
(6)
Universal Crossword
Nov 3, 2021
8%
COMEDY
Genre often combined with romance
Universal Crossword · Nov 3, 2021
8%
WHIRLWIND
Dizzying, as a romance
(9)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jul 17, 2021
8%
WHIRLWIND
Dizzying, as a romance
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 17, 2021
8%
THEARTOFLOVE
English title for an Ovid series about romance (... 2 to 6)
(12)
Universal Crossword
May 1, 2021
8%
THEARTOFLOVE
English title for an Ovid series about romance (... 2 to 6)
Universal Crossword · May 1, 2021
8%
NORA
Roberts of romance
(4)
Universal Crossword
Feb 9, 2021
8%
NORA
Roberts of romance
Universal Crossword · Feb 9, 2021
8%
ESCAPISM
Reading romance novels, for some
(8)
Universal Crossword
Jan 30, 2021
8%
ESCAPISM
Reading romance novels, for some
Universal Crossword · Jan 30, 2021
8%
STEEL
Big name in romance fiction
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Oct 24, 2020
8%
STEEL
Big name in romance fiction
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 24, 2020
8%
KISSMECAT
Film romance starring Puss?
(9)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Sep 27, 2020
8%
KISSMECAT
Film romance starring Puss?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 27, 2020
8%
TRASHY
Like bad romance novels
(6)
Universal Crossword
Apr 16, 2020
8%
TRASHY
Like bad romance novels
Universal Crossword · Apr 16, 2020
8%
GHOSTWRITER
Author of a 1990 Swayze/Moore fantasy romance?
(11)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Sep 22, 2019
8%
GHOSTWRITER
Author of a 1990 Swayze/Moore fantasy romance?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 22, 2019
8%
DINNERDATE
Start of many a romance
(10)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Aug 17, 2019
8%
DINNERDATE
Start of many a romance
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 17, 2019
8%
BUITON
Taylor's on-again, off-again romance
(6)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jul 28, 2019
8%
BUITON
Taylor's on-again, off-again romance
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 28, 2019
8%
MOONDANCE
Van Morrison hit with the line "A fantabulous night to make romance"
(9)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jun 20, 2019
8%
MOONDANCE
Van Morrison hit with the line "A fantabulous night to make romance"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 20, 2019
1%
ABET
Help illicitly
(4)
Universal Crossword
May 12, 2025
1%
ABET
Help illicitly
Universal Crossword · May 12, 2025
1%
TAMPERWITH
Modify illicitly
(10)
Universal Crossword
Oct 5, 2024
1%
TAMPERWITH
Modify illicitly
Universal Crossword · Oct 5, 2024
1%
STOLEN
Taken illicitly
(6)
Premier Sunday Crossword
Sep 1, 2024
1%
STOLEN
Taken illicitly
Premier Sunday Crossword · Sep 1, 2024
1%
SOAPOPERA
Long series of romances?
(9)
LA Times Daily Crossword
May 28, 2023
1%
SOAPOPERA
Long series of romances?
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 28, 2023
1%
PORTMANTEAU
"Bromance" or "Bennifer," e.g.
(11)
Universal Crossword
Mar 16, 2023
1%
PORTMANTEAU
"Bromance" or "Bennifer," e.g.
Universal Crossword · Mar 16, 2023
1%
GENRE
Britcom or bromance
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Oct 20, 2022
1%
GENRE
Britcom or bromance
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 20, 2022
1%
BRIBE
Pay off illicitly
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Nov 23, 2021
1%
BRIBE
Pay off illicitly
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 23, 2021
1%
BOYMEETSGIRL
Like some conventional romances, as illustrated by each set of circled letters
(12)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jul 15, 2020
1%
BOYMEETSGIRL
Like some conventional romances, as illustrated by each set of circled letters
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 15, 2020
1%
READSPALMS
What a chiromancer does
(10)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jun 20, 2020
1%
READSPALMS
What a chiromancer does
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 20, 2020
1%
DANETODANEAFFAIRS
Brief romances between Copenhagen residents?
(17)
Premier Sunday Crossword
May 3, 2020
1%
DANETODANEAFFAIRS
Brief romances between Copenhagen residents?
Premier Sunday Crossword · May 3, 2020
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many possible solutions does "Illicit romance" have?
We found 1 exact solution and 44 total potential answers including similar clues. The most likely answer is AFFAIR (6 letters).
What is the best answer for "Illicit romance"?
The best answer for "Illicit romance" is AFFAIR with 6 letters.
This answer has a 99% confidence rating based on our database of crossword solutions.
Where has "Illicit romance" been used as a crossword clue?
This clue has appeared 1 time in our database.
It has been featured in LA Times Daily Crossword.
It was last seen in the LA Times Daily Crossword on October 5, 2020.