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1 result for CARESSING from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Mar 4, 2025	16A	Tenderly stroking	Hanh Huynh	Shortz

4 results for CARESSING from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Oct 22, 1975	54A	Treating with kindness	Virginia Butler	Weng
Mon Jul 19, 1971	30A	Touching gently	Unknown	Weng
Sat Jan 2, 1965	35D	Treating with fondness.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Sep 21, 1952	106A	Treating with favor.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar

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