___ on the back (praise) — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the October 21 2026 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
PAT
3 letters
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___ down (part of 28a's routine)
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
What a cigarette leaves behind
ASH
3
Soap unit
BAR
3
Cold cabbage side dish
SLAW
4
Edgar Allan ___, author of "The Black Cat"
POE
3
Big Australian birdie that can't fly
EMU
3
Fine-tune a skill (rhymes with "bone")
HONE
4
"For Your ___ Only," James Bond movie
EYES
4
Fireplace wood chunk
LOG
3
Tooth part that holds it in place
ROOT
4
"Rich Dad ___ Dad," book by Robert Kiyosaki
POOR
4
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