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Pats Down Crossword Clue

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99%6Exact Match!
noun

• the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs

verb

• play boisterously

• search as for concealed weapons by running the hands rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets

98%5Exact Match!
noun

• a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.)

verb

• press down tightly

29%4 Frisks, with "down"
noun

• the sound made by a gentle blow

• a light touch or stroke

adverb

• completely or perfectly

adjective satellite

• having only superficial plausibility

• exactly suited to the occasion

verb

• pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin

• hit lightly

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Source #Number Answer
New York Times31 Jul 2013 Across 26
New York Times24 Apr 2005 Down 111
New York Times24 Sep 1995 Down 8
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