| SWAIN | (Literary) Young lover or suitor (5) |
| ROMEOS | Literary young lovers (6) |
| BOOKSY | Affectedly literary young man accepts sanctions |
| ROMEO | Lover - or lOver? (5) |
| ELOPE | From "leap", word simply meaning abscond, bolt or run away originally, later secretly with one's lover or paramour in order to get married (5) |
| ROMPS | Word for playful frolics of lovers or otters; light-hearted outings; swift easy runs; decisive victories; boisterous games; noisy pranks; or, tomboys (5) |
| LEMAN | Lover or sweetheart (archaic) |
| INBED | Like lovers or flowers? (2,3) |
| HELLO | "___, Young Lovers" |
| ONAIR | How young lovers may walk? |
| BEAU | Dandy, admirer or suitor (4) |
| SWAINS | Poetic term for young men or suitors |
| WOOERS | Beaus, charmers, gallants or suitors, who perhaps bend or lull others' hearts to their will (6) |
| EROS | God of love enchants romantics or suitors for openers (4) |
| AMOROSO | Italian, Latin or Spanish word for "loving", hence for music to be played tenderly; a male lover or ladies' man; or, lovingly aged dark sweet sherry (7) |
| DATING | Meeting with a lover or potential lover |
| SHUTTERBUG | Portmanteau, like either of those prefixed with "fire" or "jitter", for a happy snapper, photography buff, lens lover or camera fan making a veritable "buzz" (10) |
| SERENADE | Sing to a lover, or the song itself |
| SWEETHEART | A lover or beloved (10) |
| ARCTOPHILE | Lover or collector of teddy bears (10) |
