Caress
The crossword clue "Caress" is answered by PET, a 3-letter entry. Used 30 times across 25 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
PET
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PET answer page.
Used 30 times across 25 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 15 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.
- FONDLE (17 uses in xd)
- STROKE (7 uses in xd)
- DANDLE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for PET
Every other clue in this collection answered by PET, most used first.
- Favorite - used 270 times, most recently in 2026
- Teacher's favorite - used 96 times, most recently in 2026
- Parrot or puppy - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
- Sulky state - used 43 times, most recently in 2025
- Furry friend - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
- Stroke - used 33 times, most recently in 2025
- Darling - used 26 times, most recently in 2023
- Stroke gently - 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.
- Buddy - PAL, used 559 times
- Chum - PAL, used 453 times
- According to - PER, used 398 times
- For each - PER, used 391 times
- School org. - PTA, used 293 times
- Expert - PRO, used 288 times
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