___ on the back (congratulatory gesture) — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the December 5 2021 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
PAT
3 letters
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Where this clue appears
December 5 2021
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword December 5 2021
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
Dress lines
HEMS
4
Quick sharp blow
JAB
3
"___, humbug!"
BAH
3
"Right now!" in text speak: Abbr.
ASAP
4
The "E" in Q.E.D
ERAT
4
Conductor ___-Pekka Salonen
ESA
3
"M" on an application, often
MALE
4
1949 defense group letters
NATO
4
Sydney's country, for short
AUS
3
Organic material applied around a plant to enrich the soil
MULCH
5
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