Gentle stroke Crossword Clue

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CARESS

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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

STROKE (noun)
1. a light touch with the hands
2. anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
STROKE (verb)
1. row at a particular rate
2. strike a ball with a smooth blow
GENTLE (adjective)
1. marked by moderate steepness
2. having little impact
GENTLE (verb)
1. give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility
2. cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of

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CARESS
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More Vox Crossword (9/27/2025) Answers

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19. Original strategy

20. Rome's ___ Fountain

21. Broadcasts

23. Rx issuers

24. Japanese currency

25. 24/7 establishment dedicated to playing with plastic balls and bats?

29. Subarctic coniferous forest that sounds like a big cat

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32. SOH-CAH-TOA subject, briefly

34. Black-and-white cookie

37. Social outcast

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44. Oil company with a landmark sign outside Boston's Fenway Park

45. Daytime drama, for short

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65. Result of a lab experiment after a rodent is exposed to acid?

68. Lopsided

69. Take the bait, say

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Down

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3. Dr. Frankenstein, e.g.

4. Part of USPS: Abbr.

5. Roadside assist

6. "Average" or "ordinary" guy

7. Bundle of grain or paper

8. Of a high quality

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10. Famed killer whale

11. Looks after

12. Rub out

15. Brand of power tools

18. New Zealander, informally

22. Single sit-up or squat, e.g.

26. Dr. Frankenstein's lab assistant

27. Anna of the "Scary Movie" series

28. 2000 pounds

30. Feature of a cross-generational relationship

32. "No Scrubs" and "Waterfalls" R&B trio

33. King, en francais

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36. Striped African giraffe

38. Something to throw when feeling down

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43. Frank

48. New beginning

50. Shrek or Hariti, e.g.

51. George ___, football's "Papa Bear"

52. Notre Dame Fighting __

53. Breadcrumbs used in Asian cuisine

54. Anesthetized

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57. Goodbye, en español

58. Native American tent

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67. Stitch together

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