Appreciating gesture on the back — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the April 17 2025 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
PAT
3 letters
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Where this clue appears
April 17 2025
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword April 17 2025
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
"Mamma ___!" (2008 musical comedy)
MIA
3
Like a teacher's pet, for short
FAV
3
"That guy over there"
HIM
3
Tough ___ to follow
ACT
3
Tree-lined street, for short
AVE
3
Feathered scarf
BOA
3
"He's ___ the one" (rhymes with "knot")
NOT
3
Where you might get a drink
BAR
3
"Fantastic ___," superhero movie that features the character Sue Storm, whose superpower is invisibility
FOUR
4
Simba's love in "The Lion King"
NALA
4
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