Appreciating gesture on the back Crossword Clue

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Appreciating gesture on the back 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

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
BACK (noun)
1. a support that you can lean against while sitting
2. the side that goes last or is not normally seen
BACK (verb)
1. give support or one’s approval to
2. establish as valid or genuine
BACK (adverb)
1. in or to or toward a past time
2. at or to or toward the back or rear
BACK (adjective)
1. located at or near the back of an animal
2. of an earlier date

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More Daily Themed Crossword (4/17/2025) Answers

Across

1. "Mamma ___!" (2008 musical comedy)

4. Like a teacher's pet, for short

7. That guy over there

10. Tough ___ to follow

11. Tree-lined street, for short

12. Feathered scarf

13. "He's ___ the one" (rhymes with "knot")

14. Where you might get a drink

15. "Fantastic ___," superhero movie that features the character Sue Storm, whose superpower is invisibility

16. Simba's love in "The Lion King"

19. ___-mo (replay speed)

21. Singer Yoko of "Walking on Thin Ice"

23. __ Grey tea

25. "No more!"

28. Take without permission.

31. "___ of the Rings," fantasy movie franchise where Frodo Baggins becomes invisible by wearing The One Ring

32. Month of May, in French

35. "Monsters ___.," animated movie whose antagonist can camouflage to the point of invisibility

36. Curved line

37. Country with the cities Dublin and Cork

40. Guitar booster, for short

43. "We ___ it!" (rhymes with "shade")

44. Florida's ocean, for short

46. Bicycle: pedal :: Boat: ___

48. 1987 film franchise starring Arnold Schwarzenegger where his nemesis has a device to become invisible

53. Girls, casually

56. Energy around a person

57. Sprint like Forrest Gump

58. Textbook section

59. Baseball group, say

60. Your mother's daughter to you, for short

61. "___ Brute?" (Words to Brutus): 2 wds.

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Down

1. "The Invisible ___," thriller movie where the antagonist creates an invisible suit to wear and torment his ex-lover

2. Clickable app image

3. “___ boy!” (“Well done!”)

4. Adjective in The Beatles' nickname

5. Singer Max of "Kings & Queens"

6. Piece of poetry (anagram of "serve")

7. Game of Thrones network: Abbr.

8. Vowels after "a" and "e"

9. Women's History Month, for short

15. ___ Knox, place of impenetrable defense

17. ___ and clear (intelligible)

18. Director Lee of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"

20. Vegas starter?

22. Resistance measure

24. 'Star Wars' princess

25. Portuguese "she"

26. Neither's other half

27. Black-and-white whale

29. Raggedy doll

30. Flat-screen technology, say: Abbr.

33. 'We __ to please'

34. Investment aid: Abbr.

38. Tokyo, once

39. "The ___ of Extraordinary Gentlemen," fantasy film where a scientist makes himself invisible permanently

41. Sir's counterpart

42. School bake sale organization: Abbr.

45. Pen pal exchanges, for short

47. ___ and rave (complain angrily)

49. Regret

50. Victorian or Elizabethan, for one

51. French agreement

52. ER workers: Abbr.

54. Hip English class?

55. Rugrats dad

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