Gentle touches
The crossword clue "Gentle touches" is answered by PATS, a 4-letter entry. Used 25 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2010. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
PATS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PATS answer page.
Used 25 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2010. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- STROKES (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for PATS
Every other clue in this collection answered by PATS, most used first.
- Light touches - used 49 times, most recently in 2026
- Butter portions - used 41 times, most recently in 2024
- Butter servings - used 30 times, most recently in 2025
- Bits of butter - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- Butter squares - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Gentle soul - LAMB, used 31 times
- Gentle throw - TOSS, used 25 times
- Touches on the shoulder - TAPS, used 25 times
- Gentle - TAME, used 22 times
Search the clue collection
Search by clue words or by answer, or type a pattern with the letters you have and a blank for each square you do not know. The characters _ ? . and - all work as blanks.