Affectionate tap — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the January 2 2024 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
PAT
3 letters
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Where this clue appears
January 2 2024
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword January 2 2024
PAT
___ on the back (praise)
PAT
3
Reassuring touch on the back
PAT
3
___ down (frisk at the airport)
PAT
3
___ down (frisk)
PAT
3
Encouraging touch on the back
PAT
3
___-a-cake (kids' game)
PAT
3
___ down (frisk at the airport)
PAT
3
"Wheel of Fortune" former host Sajak
PAT
3
Reassuring touch on the back
PAT
3
___ on the back (show of approval)
PAT
3
___ Summitt, college basketball coach who coached a whopping 1,098 career wins with the University of Tennessee Lady Vols
PAT
3
___ on the back (approval)
PAT
3
Circle segment
ARC
3
Pea protector
POD
3
Where one may find bats
CAVE
4
Actor DiCaprio, to fans
LEO
3
Weeding tool
HOE
3
Grape-shaped, say
OVAL
4
"___-Man," arcade video game released as "Puck Man" in Japan
PAC
3
Knot-tying need
ROPE
4
___ of the town (what everyone is speaking about)
TALK
4
Prescribed amount, say
DOSE
4
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