Possible Clues:

• Nickname that drops '-ricia'
• Like a glib answer
• Morita of "The Karate Kid"
• Apt anagram of tap
• Congratulatory touch, maybe
• 'The Ms. ___ Show'
• "The Women of Troy" novelist Barker
• Enough butter for a piece of toast
• Light touch of the hand
• Comforting gesture