___ on the back (encouraging gesture) Crossword Clue

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___ on the back (encouraging gesture) Crossword Answer

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(adjective)
1. having only superficial plausibility
2. exactly suited to the occasion
(noun)
1. the sound made by a gentle blow
2. a light touch or stroke
(verb)
1. hit lightly
2. pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

ENCOURAGING (adjective)
1. furnishing support and encouragement
2. giving courage or confidence or hope
GESTURE (verb)
1. show, express or direct through movement
GESTURE (noun)
1. the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
2. motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling

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More Daily Themed Crossword (4/2/2025) Answers

Across

1. Navigator's sheet

4. "Mr. and ___ Smith," Angelina Jolie starrer

10. Book cover blurb, briefly

11. "For crying ___ loud!"

12. Room cooling machines: Abbr.

13. Charitable offerings to the poor (anagram of "slam")

15. ___-hit wonder (briefly popular)

16. Single-stranded genetic molecule: Abbr.

17. Cheerleader's "Go team!" cheer

20. Cast a ballot

22. What's funny? Oh. My. God. ... This "Friends" character who dated Chandler Bing has a unique nasal laugh

25. Early morning moisture

26. Actress Gardner of "Singapore"

27. "___ it easy!" ("Relax!")

29. Modern TV screen type: Abbr.

32. Valentine's Day flower

34. Lung-protecting bone

35. My country ___ of thee

37. Leo Tolstoy's "___ and Peace"

38. Letters that may explode?

39. Kendrick Lamar's genre

40. Walk-___ (like some customers)

42. What's funny? Buh-Ha-Ha-Ha ... This Cartoon Network character who is friends with Grim and Mandy, has a unique laugh

44. ___-friendly (Earth loving)

45. Twin to the other twin, for short

46. Income ___ (paycheck deduction)

48. What's funny? Ah-Ha-Ha-Ha ... This Nickelodeon character with "SquarePants" has a unique nasal laugh

54. Eggs in a lab

55. Veiled oath: 2 wds.

56. 1, 2, 3 of English?

57. What's funny? Huh-uh-huh ... ___ Taylor, this main character from "Home Improvement" has a unique and grunt-filled laugh

58. Not pre-owned, say

59. Emcee's necessity, for short

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Down

1. Entrepreneur's degree, perhaps: Abbr.

2. Feel sick

3. When repeated, a cheerleader's prop

4. Bovine call

5. Jog or sprint

6. What's funny? Snort-Hee-Hee ... ___ Urkel, this character from "Family Matters" has a unique and snorty laugh

7. Divide, as hair

8. Clearasil target

9. Organization to check if you packed right?: Abbr.

14. ___ Lanka, Asian island

18. "Sister ___," movie starring Whoopi Goldberg

19. Blood-pumping organs that are associated with love

21. "Wise" nocturnal bird

22. Pickle container

23. Openly confess

24. Apollo organization: Abbr.

25. Unpaid loan

28. Next of ___ (relatives)

30. ___ + C (PC copy command)

31. "___ M for Murder" (1954 Hitchcock film)

33. What's funny? Nyeh-Heh-Heh ... ___ Cartman, this character from "South Park" has a unique laugh

36. Johnny English, e.g.

41. Negative responses

42. "A ___ fish in a small pond"

43. "Can ___ honest with you?": 2 wds.

44. Final school test

45. "___ White and the Seven Dwarfs"

46. Tater ___ (potato dish)

47. Bird-related prefix

49. ___ drop silence

50. Celebratory verse

51. Sound in a comic book fight

52. ___-Wan Kenobi

53. Loop in discreetly in a mail: Abbr.

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