| Ritually designate |
Newsday |
13 Nov 2025 |
| Consecrate |
Puzzler Backwords |
12 Aug 2025 |
| Choose, as a successor |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
12 Aug 2025 |
| Dab with holy oil |
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| Bless with oil |
Wall Street Journal |
14 Jun 2025 |
| Sanctify with oil |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
04 Jun 2025 |
| Smear with oil |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
30 May 2025 |
| Ceremonially rub with oil |
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| Consecrate |
LA Times Daily |
27 Apr 2025 |
| Consecrate with oil |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
09 Apr 2025 |
| Administer oil (6) |
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| Consecrate |
Puzzler Backwords |
15 Mar 2025 |
| Officially select, as a successor |
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| Designate as a successor |
LA Times Daily |
05 Mar 2025 |
| Consecrate with oil |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
02 Jan 2025 |
| Sanctify, using oil |
Puzzler Backwords |
12 Dec 2024 |
| Apply to the new nation (6) |
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| Smear one with oil (6) |
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| Smear or rub with oil (6) |
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| Bless, using oil |
Puzzler Backwords |
15 Sep 2024 |
| Choose officially for a job |
Newsday |
10 Sep 2024 |
| Aneale |
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| Consecrate |
Puzzler Backwords |
06 Jul 2024 |
| Consecrate with oil nation (anag.) |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
15 May 2024 |
| Bless nation in turmoil (6) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
11 May 2024 |
| Apply or treat with oil etc., embalm |
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| Smear with ointment |
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| Bless with oil |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Mar 2024 |
| Smear with oil excited Estonian wanting Eastern sun (6) |
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| Doing frames I refuse in oil |
The Telegraph Toughie |
23 Feb 2024 |
| Doing frames I refuse in oil (6) |
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| Mark with oil, in religion (6) |
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| Anele (6) |
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| Consecrate by smearing with oil |
The Guardian Speedy |
24 Sep 2023 |
| Choose as a successor |
Wall Street Journal |
06 Sep 2023 |
| Choose as a successor |
Wall Street Journal |
02 Sep 2023 |
| Consecrate with oil |
New York Times |
07 Aug 2023 |
| Choose as a successor |
Wall Street Journal |
17 Jun 2023 |
| Choose formally |
Newsday |
14 Jun 2023 |
| Bless using oil |
LA Times Daily |
09 May 2023 |
| Appropriate rhyme for "appoint" |
LA Times Daily |
24 Apr 2023 |
| Sprinkle with oil |
Thomas Joseph |
01 Apr 2023 |
| Bless with oil |
Universal |
15 Feb 2023 |
| Consecrate, in a way |
New York Times |
15 Nov 2022 |
| Consecrate with oil |
Eugene Sheffer |
11 Nov 2022 |
| Consecrate with oil |
Eugene Sheffer |
20 Oct 2022 |
| Consecrate |
LA Times Daily |
31 Jul 2022 |
| Formally choose |
LA Times Daily |
29 Jul 2022 |
| Sanctify |
Universal |
01 Jul 2022 |
| Bless with oil |
LA Times Daily |
21 Jun 2022 |
| Bless with oil |
LA Times Daily |
19 Jun 2022 |
| Choose, as a successor |
The Washington Post |
08 Jun 2022 |
| Choose, as a successor |
LA Times Daily |
08 Jun 2022 |
| Sprinkle with oil |
Thomas Joseph |
24 May 2022 |
| Smear holy oil on |
Universal |
28 Feb 2022 |
| Consecrate with oil |
Universal |
24 Feb 2022 |
| Choose formally |
Newsday |
30 Jan 2022 |
| Consecrate with oil from corrupt nation |
Irish Times Crosaire |
13 Nov 2021 |
| Select to fill a significant role, especially in a religious context |
The Times Specialist Sunday |
21 Mar 2021 |
| A travelling inn to mark as holy |
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| Sprinkle with oil |
Thomas Joseph |
06 Nov 2020 |
| Consecrate with oil |
Eugene Sheffer |
31 Oct 2020 |
| Rhyme and synonym of 'appoint' |
USA Today |
12 Sep 2020 |
| Bless with oil |
Irish Times Simplex |
04 Aug 2020 |
| Ritually designate |
Newsday |
19 Jul 2020 |
| Sanctify with oil |
LA Times Daily |
18 Jun 2020 |
| Sanctify with oil |
The Washington Post |
18 Jun 2020 |
| Ordain |
New York Times |
24 May 2020 |
| Pour oil over |
Wall Street Journal |
29 Apr 2020 |
| Bless with oil |
LA Times Daily |
21 Apr 2020 |
| Bless with oil |
The Washington Post |
21 Apr 2020 |
| Put holy oil on |
Premier Sunday |
16 Feb 2020 |
| Choose officially |
Newsday |
03 Dec 2019 |
| Apply oil to |
New York Times |
22 Nov 2019 |
| Apply oil to |
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| Officially choose |
The Washington Post Sunday |
10 Nov 2019 |
| Consecrate |
Universal |
22 Sep 2019 |
| Consecrate |
The Washington Post Sunday |
15 Sep 2019 |
| Smear with oil |
The Times Concise |
04 Sep 2019 |
| Give nod to Charlie and Jack released from prisons here and in N America |
The Telegraph Toughie |
30 Aug 2019 |
| Sprinkle with holy oil |
USA Today |
18 Jun 2019 |
| Bless using oil |
The Washington Post |
15 Jan 2019 |
| Bless using oil |
LA Times Daily |
15 Jan 2019 |
| Consecrate |
|
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| Sprinkle with holy oil |
|
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| Bless using oil |
|
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| Rub oil on |
Premier Sunday |
30 Dec 2018 |
| Name, as a successor |
New York Times |
04 Nov 2018 |
| Formally choose |
New York Times |
29 Sep 2018 |
| Designate officially |
The Washington Post Sunday |
23 Sep 2018 |
| Sanctify with oil |
Premier Sunday |
29 Jul 2018 |
| Choose to succeed |
The New Yorker |
18 Jun 2018 |
| Consecrate, oily |
Universal |
09 May 2018 |
| Choose, as one's successor |
USA Today |
07 Mar 2018 |
| Oil transformed nation |
|
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| Smear with oil, developing tan around head? |
|
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| Consecrate with oil from corrupt nation |
Irish Times Crosaire |
02 Feb 2018 |
| Consecrate, oily |
|
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| Formally choose |
|
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| Sanctify with oil |
|
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| Name, as a successor |
|
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| Consecrate |
New York Times |
05 Dec 2017 |
| Apply holy oil to |
USA Today |
27 Sep 2017 |
| Choose formally |
Newsday |
15 Sep 2017 |
| Rub oil on |
New York Times |
10 Sep 2017 |
| Consecrate with oil |
USA Today |
12 Aug 2017 |
| To bless or formally name someone |
|
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| Designate |
Thomas Joseph |
26 May 2017 |
| Bless using oil |
Family Time |
12 Mar 2017 |
| Designate officially |
Newsday |
05 Mar 2017 |
| Consecrate |
|
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| Consecrate with oil |
|
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| Apply holy oil to |
|
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| Rub oil on |
|
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| Dub ... or rub |
New York Times |
12 Nov 2016 |
| Use oil spiritually |
Universal |
09 Nov 2016 |
| Choose formally |
Wall Street Journal |
10 Sep 2016 |
| Consecrate with oil |
Universal |
05 Sep 2016 |
| Oil ritually |
The Washington Post |
27 Mar 2016 |
| Apply an oily liquid to |
Premier Sunday |
21 Feb 2016 |
| Consecrate with oil |
|
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| Dub ... or rub |
|
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| Put holy oil on |
USA Today |
18 Dec 2015 |
| Use ceremonial oil |
USA Today |
02 Dec 2015 |
| Nation misspelt as 'Grease'? |
The Telegraph Toughie |
30 Oct 2015 |
| Consecrate using oil |
LA Times Daily |
19 Oct 2015 |
| Sanctify using oil |
USA Today |
14 Oct 2015 |
| Embrocate |
USA Today |
05 Sep 2015 |
| Consecrate |
USA Today |
07 Jul 2015 |
| Oil producing nation |
|
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| Apply oil and pray |
Universal |
22 Jan 2015 |
| Embrocate |
|
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| Choose formally |
|
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| Bless with oil |
|
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| Apply oil and pray |
|
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| Consecrate |
|
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| Consecrate using oil |
|
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| Put holy oil on |
|
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| Sanctify using oil |
|
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| Use ceremonial oil |
|
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| Bless new nation |
|
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| Put holy oil on |
|
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| Consecrate, in a way |
|
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| Perform unction |
|
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| Sanctify, in a way |
|
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| Honor with oil |
|
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| Put oil on |
|
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| Consecrate with sacred oils |
|
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| Consecrate, in a way |
|
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| Choose ritually |
|
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| Bedub |
|
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| Bless, in a way |
|
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| Formally name |
|
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| Apply oil to |
|
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| Consecrate with 39-Across |
|
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| Consecrate, in a way |
|
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| Rub with oil |
|
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| Rub with oil |
|
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| Make sacred |
|
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| Apply oil to |
|
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| Select solemnly |
|
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| Down
|
|
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| Prepare for sacrifice, in a way |
|
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| Consecrate using oil |
|
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| Rub with holy oil |
|
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| Bless with oil |
|
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| Bless with oil |
|
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| Officially choose |
|
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| Sanctify with oil |
|
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| Bless with oil |
|
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| Sanctify |
|
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| Select as a successor |
|
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| Apply holy oil |
|
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| Install in an office |
|
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| Choose as a successor |
|
|
| Consecrate, in a way |
|
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| Apply chrism to |
|
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| Baptize with oil |
|
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| Consecrate |
|
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| Consecrate, in a way |
|
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| Smear with oil |
|
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| Consecrate using oil |
|
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| Baptize with oil |
|
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| Consecrate with oil |
|
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| Bless, in a way |
|
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| Designate, as if by divine intervention |
|
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| Bless |
|
|
| Bless with oil |
|
|
| Name, as a successor |
|
|
| Consecrate using oil |
|
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| Make sacred using oil |
|
|
| Use chrism |
|
|
| Bless |
|
|
| Make sacred using oil |
|
|
| Make holy, in a way |
|
|
| Embrocate |
|
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| Designate |
|
|
| Consecrate |
|
|
| Consecrate |
|
|
| Put oil on |
|
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| Choose formally |
|
|
| Sanctify, in a way |
|
|
| Sanctify |
|
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| Consecrate with oil |
|
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| Rub holy oil on |
|
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| Sanctify |
|
|
| Sprinkle with holy oil |
|
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| Dub |
|
|
| Consecrate |
|
|
| Apply chrism to |
|
|
| Sprinkle on, as oil |
|
|
| Consecrate |
|
|
| Apply chrism |
|
|
| Consecrate |
|
|
| Install in a position |
|
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| Make sacred |
|
|
| Choose by divine election |
|
|
| Consecrate |
|
|
| Apply holy oil to |
|
|
| Rub holy oil on |
|
|
| Officially choose |
|
|
| Make sacred |
|
|
| Designate |
|
|
| Apply holy oil to |
|
|
| Cover with oil |
|
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| Rub with oil |
|
|
| Consecrate |
|
|
| Rub on |
|
|
| Perform last rites on |
|
|
| Apply oil to |
|
|
| Rub on |
|
|
| Consecrate |
|
|
| Sprinkle with oil |
|
|
| Oil, in a way |
|
|
| Baptize |
|
|
| Use chrism on |
|
|
| Sprinkle on |
|
|
| Oil up in ceremony |
|
|
| Officially designate |
|
|
| Make sacred |
|
|
| Inunct |
|
|
| Sprinkle oil on |
|
|
| Sprinkle with oil |
|
|
| Bless |
|
|
| Apply holy oil to |
|
|
| Bless |
|
|
| Smear |
|
|
| To sanctify using oil |
|
|
| Sprinkle holy water |
|
|
| Sprinkle with oil |
|
|
| Put oil on |
|
|
| Sanctify |
|
|
| Mark for greatness |
|
|
| Sanctify, in a way |
|
|
| Perform unction |
|
|
| Get oiled up |
|
|
| Apply holy oil to |
|
|
| Promote |
|
|
| Consecrate |
|
|
| Rub with oil |
|
|
| Put holy oil on |
|
|
| Apply oil |
|
|
| Choose formally |
|
|
| Coronate |
|
|
| Apply pomade to |
|
|
| Choose by divine election |
|
|
| Smear with oil |
|
|
| Consecrate with oil |
|
|
| Apply oil in consecration |
|
|
| Rub with oil |
|
|
| Consecrate by unction |
|
|
| Give unction |
|
|
| Consecrate |
|
|
| Oil |
|
|
| Rub with oil. |
|
|
| Officially designate |
|
|
| Use a lotion. |
|
|
| Consecrate. |
|
|
| Use unction. |
|
|
| Pour oil on. |
|
|
| Apply an unguent. |
|
|
| Rub with salve. |
|
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| Consecrate with oil. |
|
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| Spread with salve. |
|
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| Moisten. |
|
|
| Administer unction to. |
|
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| Consecrate by a certain ceremony. |
|
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| Oil. |
|
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