Forms a liking for, especially after a short acquaintance (5,2) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TAKESTO Forms a liking for, especially after a short acquaintance (5,2) (7)
6% TAME Not especially exciting (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 11, 2025
6% UKE Short form of a short form of guitar (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 29, 2025
6% MET Got acquainted (3) New York Times Aug 3, 2025
5% WET Like a cat's fur after a bath (3) USA Today Nov 6, 2025
5% FEM Like wds. after "la," in La Paz (3) The Washington Post Mini Nov 6, 2025
5% MOCHA Fellow, running short, is after instant coffee (5) The Times Cryptic Nov 4, 2025
5% THU Day after Wed, for short (3)
5% MOMFRIEND Acquaintance made at day care drop-off, perhaps (9) New York Times Nov 1, 2025
5% LIFE "__ is short!" (4) Commuter Oct 30, 2025
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