| Gently touches |
New York Times |
06 Aug 2025 |
| Gently sponges |
Wall Street Journal |
11 Jan 2025 |
| Blots with a tissue |
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| Touches lightly |
Newsday |
14 Dec 2023 |
| Pats gently |
LA Times Daily |
31 Jul 2022 |
| Pats gently |
LA Times Daily |
13 May 2020 |
| Pats gently |
The Washington Post |
13 May 2020 |
| Blots lightly |
Newsday |
10 Apr 2020 |
| Pats gently |
Newsday |
02 Oct 2019 |
| Gently touches |
New York Times |
25 Jan 2019 |
| Gently touches |
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| Blots |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Nov 2018 |
| Lightly sponges |
The New Yorker |
02 Jul 2018 |
| Touches, as with a tissue |
New York Times |
01 Apr 2018 |
| Touches, as with a tissue |
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| Blots |
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| Blots |
The Washington Post |
08 Dec 2017 |
| Blots |
LA Times Daily |
08 Dec 2017 |
| Uses a 22-Across on, as tears |
LA Times Daily |
03 Feb 2017 |
| Blots |
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| Gently sponges |
New York Times |
11 Oct 2015 |
| Pats lightly |
New York Times |
03 Mar 2015 |
| Pats lightly |
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| Gently sponges |
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| Sponges gently |
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| Touches lightly |
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| Uses a powder puff on, say |
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| Pats gently |
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| Sponges gently |
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| Gingerly sponges |
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| Touches up |
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| Blots lightly |
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| Gently sponges |
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| Lightly touches |
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| Touches gingerly |
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