Pat gently, as makeup — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the May 24 2026 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
DAB
3 letters
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Where this clue appears
May 24 2026
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Daily Themed Crossword May 24 2026
DAB
April 6 2026
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Daily Themed Crossword April 6 2026
DAB
November 24 2024
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Daily Themed Crossword November 24 2024
DAB
March 27 2024
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword March 27 2024
DAB
January 9 2022
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Daily Themed Crossword January 9 2022
DAB
Apply lightly, as a cream
DAB
3
Pat lightly with a napkin (anagram of "bad")
DAB
3
Pat lightly with a napkin
DAB
3
Apply gently, as blush (anagram of "bad")
DAB
3
Apply lightly, as a cream
DAB
3
Pat gently, as while applying makeup
DAB
3
Makeup artist's "pat"
DAB
3
Clean with a napkin, daintily
DAB
3
Pat lightly with a napkin
DAB
3
Apply gently
DAB
3
Delicately apply, as cream
DAB
3
Apply delicately, as face cream
DAB
3
Photographer's tool, for short
CAM
3
Shake a tail, say
WAG
3
"Wise" bird associated with the night
OWL
3
Popular Indonesian vacation island (anagram of "bail")
BALI
4
Inflated self-image
EGO
3
Nat ___ Wild (cable TV channel)
GEO
3
___ fail (disaster)
EPIC
4
Zipped across the highway
SPED
4
Boogie ___, equipment used for surfing that you would cling on to while riding the waves on a hot sunny day at 11d
BOARD
5
Rushmore and Everest, for short
MTS
3
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