Touches lightly
The crossword clue "Touches lightly" is answered by PATS, a 4-letter entry. Used 17 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1973. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
PATS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PATS answer page.
Used 17 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1973. It appears in 8 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.
- DABSAT (3 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
- Gentle touches - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
- Bits of butter - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- Butter squares - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
- Butter units - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
- Tender touches - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Frisks, with "down" - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Taps gently - used 9 times, most recently in 2022
- Butter bits - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
- Butter slices - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Portions of butter - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Servings of butter - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Caresses - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Dog rewards - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
- Soft touches - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
- Touches gently - used 6 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.
- Applies lightly - DABS, used 30 times
- Throw lightly - TOSS, used 25 times
- Touches on the shoulder - TAPS, used 25 times
- Sleep lightly - DOZE, used 17 times
- Box lightly - SPAR, used 15 times
- ___ over lightly - ONCE, used 15 times
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