Costly (9)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">costly</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(similar in meaning)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for expensive that I've seen before include "Costing a lot of money" , "High in price" , "not going for a song" , "priceless" , "Charging a lot" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">costly</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for dear that I've seen before include "close" , "At a high cost" , "Overpriced" , "Expensive; sweet" , "Pricey" .)