Buttery square — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the May 12 2022 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
PAT
3 letters
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Where this clue appears
May 12 2022
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword May 12 2022
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
July's follower, for short
AUG
3
Question's partner, for short
ANS
3
Make hash browns, say
FRY
3
Stuck-up person
SNOB
4
Coastal Indian state
GOA
3
Number that's yelled before "Happy New Year!"
ONE
3
Tree with cones
PINE
4
"The ___ Bride," 1987 film starring Mandy Patinkin that has a royal designation in its title
PRINCESS
8
Brewed party drink
TEA
3
Primary artery
AORTA
5
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