Tactile Action

Clues in this puzzle

Across

• Peel away the paint or finish (5)
• Draw close, but don't push (4)
• Prodding for a reaction (4)
• Seize the moment, or a handrail (4)
• Beat repeatedly with fists (6)
• Gentle pass over a pet's fur (6)
• Leave a unique mark of identity (11)
• Extinguish a fire with a heavy blanket (7)
• Hard cleaning for a surgeon (5)
• Short, sharp pull of a sleeve (3)
• Pounding tool that drives the point home (6)
• Affectionate tap on the head (3)
• Barely touching, or just dining lightly on grass (5)
• Doctor's touch to find a pulse (7)

Down

• Light touch that provokes laughter (6)
• Heavy blow from a comic book hero (7)
• Gentle reminder on the shoulder (3)
• Modern way to reject or accept a match (5)
• Handled artfully or deceptively (10)
• Relieve an itch, or ruin a record (7)
• Turn a neat sheet into a ball (7)
• Choke off the engine's fuel supply (8)
• Slow progress made by pulling weight (4)

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