Caresses
The crossword clue "Caresses" is answered by PETS, a 4-letter entry. Used 15 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1974. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
PETS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PETS answer page.
Used 15 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1974. It appears in 5 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.
- FONDLES (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for PETS
Every other clue in this collection answered by PETS, most used first.
- Favorites - used 73 times, most recently in 2026
- Darlings - used 32 times, most recently in 2025
- Cats and dogs - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
- Teachers' favorites - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
- Strokes - used 17 times, most recently in 2020
- Flea collar wearers - used 16 times, most recently in 2023
- Parakeets and poodles - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
- Shelter adoptees - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
- "No ___ allowed" - used 12 times, most recently in 2018
- Some adoptees - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Four-footed friends - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Furry friends - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Household members - used 11 times, most recently in 2013
- Vet's patients - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Fondles - used 8 times, most recently in 1990
- Household animals - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
- Poodles and parakeets - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Vets' concerns - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
- Adopt-a-thon adoptees - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Companion animals - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Cossets - used 7 times, most recently in 1997
- Favored ones - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Furry companions - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Household critters - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
- Cats and dogs, e.g. - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Creature comforts - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
- Dogs and cats - used 6 times, most recently in 2007
- Guinea pigs, maybe - used 6 times, most recently in 2009
- Many adoptees - 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.
- Caresses - PATS, used 6 times
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