Word "RUB" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
an unforeseen obstacle
Synonyms:
hang-up, hitch, snag

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
the act of rubbing or wiping
Synonyms:
wipe
Examples:
he gave the hood a quick rub

Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
cause friction
Synonyms:
chafe, fray, fret, scratch

Crossword Clues for RUB

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Spice mixture New York Times 17 Mar 2026
Massage gently
"___ someone the wrong way" (annoy someone)
"___ someone up the wrong way" (annoy someone)
Massage, as sore muscles
Chafe Premier Sunday 22 Feb 2026
Pitmaster's spice blend The Atlantic 22 Feb 2026
Chafe Commuter 16 Feb 2026
Apply pressure to central problem (3) Mirror Cryptic 09 Feb 2026
Abrade (3) Mirror Quick 09 Feb 2026
Secret blend at a BBQ restaurant USA Today 08 Feb 2026
Massage Universal 07 Feb 2026
Massage in Caribbean island, naked (3) The Sun Two Speed 01 Feb 2026
Massage Eugene Sheffer 29 Jan 2026
___ the wrong way (irritate)
Apply pressure to central problem (3) Mirror Cryptic 27 Dec 2025
Abrade (3) Mirror Quick 27 Dec 2025
Spice mix USA Today 25 Dec 2025
Chafe The Times Concise 24 Dec 2025
Barbecue coating Eugene Sheffer 06 Dec 2025
Problem The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 02 Dec 2025
Spice mixture LA Times Daily 28 Nov 2025
___ the wrong way (irritate)
Barbecue blend LA Times Daily 31 Oct 2025
Try to get shiny gem with discount? The Times Cryptic 30 Oct 2025
Difficulty, to Hamlet New York Times 26 Oct 2025
Massage gently
Polish most of gemstone The Times Quick Cryptic 23 Oct 2025
___ the wrong way (irritate)
"Don't ___ it in" (don't gloat)
___ the wrong way (irritate)
"___ someone up the wrong way" (annoy someone)
Massage USA Today 20 Sep 2025
Create friction LA Times Daily 16 Sep 2025
Massage Universal 15 Sep 2025
"___ someone the wrong way" (annoy someone)
Barbecue supply Wall Street Journal 23 Aug 2025
___ the wrong way (irritate)
Massage Eugene Sheffer 30 Jul 2025
BBQ coating USA Today 23 Jul 2025
Difficulty with which one may apply friction? (3)
Massage
Hamlet's difficulty Newsday 17 Jul 2025
--a-dub-dub
Polish up (3) ACROSS: 1 Thwarts 5 Eases 8 Ad-lib 9 Reveals 10 Pastime 11 Shiny 12 Embeds 14 Fought 18 Adorn 20 Jobless 22 Gastric 23 Trite 24 Yummy 25 Sadness.
Trade secret for a pitmaster, perhaps
Erase, out
Seasoning blend New York Times 29 Jun 2025
___ the wrong way (annoy)
Give a massage to Commuter 05 Jun 2025
Polish The Telegraph Quick 23 May 2025
'... ay, there's the -l"
___ the wrong way (irritate)
___ the wrong way (irritate)
___ the wrong way (irritate)
___ the wrong way (irritate)
Massage Newsday 01 Apr 2025
Irritate, ... up the wrong way
"Don't ___ it in" (don't gloat)
Abrade(3)
Abrade Mirror Quick 15 Mar 2025
Apply pressure to central problem Mirror Cryptic 15 Mar 2025
Summon a genie, say
Massage The Times Concise 10 Mar 2025
Guru beautifully demonstrates massage (3)
Get up USA Today Quick 04 Mar 2025
Act the masseur
Chafe Mirror Classic 21 Feb 2025
Massage or polish something
Friction will almost burn when it returns (3)
"Ay, there's the __" LA Times Daily 16 Feb 2025
Massage LA Times Daily 12 Feb 2025
__ the wrong way LA Times Daily 11 Feb 2025
Massage
Polish; 20 Across food? The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 05 Feb 2025
Call upon a genie
Massage Thomas Joseph 28 Jan 2025
Massage gently
Massage LA Times Daily 24 Jan 2025
Barbecue seasoning Eugene Sheffer 24 Jan 2025
Massage Puzzler Backwords 24 Jan 2025
Polish, in a way
Polish gemstone lacking finish The Sun Two Speed 18 Jan 2025
Massage The Sun Two Speed 18 Jan 2025
Massage gently
Spice mix on the outside of a steak
Barbecue coating Eugene Sheffer 27 Dec 2024
Massage Eugene Sheffer 25 Dec 2024
Barbecue chef's spice blend LA Times Daily 16 Dec 2024
Wipe the catch? (3)
Massage The Telegraph Quick 09 Dec 2024
Massage Thomas Joseph 05 Dec 2024
Reni's unrecorded band The ___ (3)
A cause of friction (3)
Spice blend New York Times 24 Nov 2024
Abrade (3) Puzzler 23 Nov 2024
Chafe The Telegraph Quick 21 Nov 2024
Massage Wall Street Journal 18 Nov 2024
"___ someone the wrong way" (annoy someone)
To sleep: perchance to dream: ay, there's the ___, Hamlet. (3)
Obliterate, - out
"___ someone up the wrong way" (annoy someone)
BBQ spice combination
"___-a-dub-dub, three men in a tub ..."
___ out, erase Puzzler Backwords 18 Oct 2024
Massage Eugene Sheffer 18 Oct 2024
___ the wrong way (irritate)
Polish The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 06 Oct 2024
___out, erase (3) Puzzler Backwords 04 Oct 2024
Apply ointment Family Time 29 Sep 2024
Summon the genie
___ salt in someone's wounds
Massage
No end of stone to apply friction to (3)
Pitmaster's spicy coating
Massage USA Today 03 Sep 2024
Massage parlour's closure initially upset bishop
Caress USA Today 29 Aug 2024
Move back and forth over with applied pressure (3)
___ salt into the wound
Massage The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 15 Aug 2024
Abrade Commuter 14 Aug 2024
Griller's spice blend Universal 13 Aug 2024
Seasoning mix applied to meat before smoking Universal 01 Aug 2024
Massage gently
Barbecue coating New York Times 14 Jul 2024
__ the wrong way (irritate) Newsday 10 Jul 2024
Problem in first half of bridge game (3)
Massage
Apply firm pressure (3)
Massage gently
___ the wrong way (annoy)
Activate a genie's lamp, say USA Today 08 Jun 2024
There it was, for Hamlet to produce 6 perhaps (3)
Back ___ (massage)
Action to summon the genie from a lamp
An impediment to massage
Spice ___ (savory blend)
___ the wrong way (irritate)
BBQ coating USA Today 18 May 2024
BBQ spice mix
___ the wrong way (irritate)
Griller's spice mixture
Massage
Catch New York Times 20 Apr 2024
Move to and fro against a surface Mirror Classic 19 Apr 2024
Polish unfinished gem (3)
Scrubbing with polish (3)
Apply lotion Family Time 07 Apr 2024
Spice mixture LA Times Daily 07 Apr 2024
Wipe back and forth (3)
"Don't ___ it in" (don't gloat)
Ay, there's the way to polish it, Hamlet (3)
Massage USA Today 16 Mar 2024
Barbecue chef's seasoning Wall Street Journal 16 Mar 2024
Polish, e.g. Wall Street Journal 13 Mar 2024
___ the wrong way (irritate)
Massage Thomas Joseph 05 Mar 2024
Chafe or fray (3)
What a masseuse does (3)
A wife needs the right one to start banking (3)
Barbecue chef's spice concoction LA Times Daily 06 Feb 2024
Pitmaster's seasoning
Massage gently
"There's the --!"
Pitmaster's spice blend Universal 20 Jan 2024
Polish The Telegraph Quick 14 Jan 2024
Massage gently
___ shoulders with (socialize)
Chafe, ... painfully
Scour
Barbecue treatment Wall Street Journal 28 Dec 2023
Give a massage New York Times Mini 23 Dec 2023
Spice blend LA Times Daily 23 Dec 2023
Coat for a cookout New York Times 10 Dec 2023
Massage
Massage Thomas Joseph 24 Nov 2023
Chafe USA Today 19 Nov 2023
Massage Puzzler Backwords 10 Nov 2023
Spice mix for barbecuing Wall Street Journal 09 Nov 2023
Massage Wall Street Journal 08 Nov 2023
Barbecue seasoning Eugene Sheffer 31 Oct 2023
Barbecue add-on Newsday 13 Oct 2023
Chafe Premier Sunday 01 Oct 2023
___ the wrong way USA Today 27 Sep 2023
Massage Thomas Joseph 18 Sep 2023
___ salt in someone's wounds
Barbecue flavoring Wall Street Journal 31 Aug 2023
___ the wrong way (irritate)
___ the wrong way (irritate)
___ salt into the wound
— elbows with Premier Sunday 13 Aug 2023
Massage Thomas Joseph 01 Aug 2023
Polish Wall Street Journal 22 Jul 2023
Chafe The Times Concise 16 Jul 2023
___ the wrong way (irritate)
Cause friction New York Times 13 Jun 2023
Massage USA Today 06 Jun 2023
Start of royal book tours you heard to create friction The Times Cryptic 18 May 2023
"... ay, there's the ___" (Hamlet) Universal 15 May 2023
Massage, as sore muscles
Difficulty as end of stone is chipped off The Times Cryptic 12 May 2023
Massage USA Today 13 Apr 2023
Barbecue coating Eugene Sheffer 30 Mar 2023
Barbecue spice mix
___ salt in someone's wounds
Chafe USA Today 11 Mar 2023
Massage, say
Massage Thomas Joseph 25 Jan 2023
"Don't ___ it in" (don't gloat)
Abrade
Massage Newsday 03 Jan 2023
___ the wrong way (irritate)
Base missing from stone grate The Times Cryptic 15 Dec 2022
Barbecue seasoning
Barbecue add-on Newsday 27 Nov 2022
__ down (massage) Newsday 14 Nov 2022
Massage Thomas Joseph 08 Nov 2022
Pitmaster's coating Universal 02 Nov 2022
Barbecue spice mix Universal 18 Oct 2022
Barbecue spice mix USA Today 07 Oct 2022
Barbecue coating Eugene Sheffer 27 Sep 2022
___ the wrong way (annoy)
Massage Eugene Sheffer 18 Aug 2022
Massage gently
Apply sunscreen, say Universal 10 Aug 2022
Polish in game with British The Times Cryptic 20 Jul 2022
Tofu steak coating LA Times Daily 17 Jul 2022
Massage Universal 07 Jul 2022
Barbecue seasoning Eugene Sheffer 04 Jul 2022
Barbecue spice blend Universal 03 Jul 2022
Erase, with "out"
Massage Newsday 12 Jun 2022
Polish by friction The Times Concise 04 Jun 2022
Massage USA Today 06 May 2022
Hamlet's difficulty Newsday 06 May 2022
Barbecue flavoring LA Times Daily 09 Apr 2022
Barbecue flavoring
Massage Universal 18 Mar 2022
Massage Eugene Sheffer 10 Mar 2022
Barbecue seasoning Wall Street Journal 07 Mar 2022
Stroke Thomas Joseph 16 Feb 2022
Massage Eugene Sheffer 12 Feb 2022
Griller's spice mix Universal 07 Feb 2022
Pitmaster's application
Pitmaster's application LA Times Daily 05 Feb 2022
Massage Newsday 25 Jan 2022
Dry ___ (barbecue seasoning) Universal 19 Jan 2022
Chafe New York Times 16 Jan 2022
Chafe
Bring forth, as a genie
Barbecue coating Universal 25 Dec 2021
Massage USA Today 30 Nov 2021
Polish with a cloth Universal 22 Nov 2021
___ the wrong way (irk)
Polish The Telegraph Quick 08 Nov 2021
___ elbows with Universal 25 Sep 2021
Barbecue seasoning Eugene Sheffer 22 Sep 2021
What Aladdin did to his lamp
Use elbow grease
Massage Thomas Joseph 07 Aug 2021
Word after "back" ... or before "elbows" Universal 06 Aug 2021
Be a gentle masseuse Family Time 26 Jul 2021
Polish stone endlessly
___ the wrong way (annoy)
'There's the ___' New York Times 02 Jun 2021
Wipe Premier Sunday 16 May 2021
___ the wrong way (annoy)
Barbecue coating New York Times 20 Apr 2021
Give a massage to Premier Sunday 04 Apr 2021
Barbecue spice mix Universal 26 Feb 2021
Central difficulty New York Times 25 Feb 2021
Chafe The Times Concise 21 Feb 2021
Burnish New York Times 27 Jan 2021
Bring forth a genie, in a way
Make like a cricket's legs
___ someone the wrong way (annoy)
Massage Eugene Sheffer 23 Nov 2020
Massage Thomas Joseph 16 Nov 2020
Barbecue application Newsday 13 Nov 2020
Massage New York Times 02 Nov 2020
"___ someone up the wrong way" (annoy someone)
Massage USA Today 05 Sep 2020
Massage gently
___ salt in someone's wounds
Tofu steak coating USA Today 07 Jul 2020
Massage
Massage LA Times Daily 07 Jul 2020
Barbecue seasoning Eugene Sheffer 30 Jun 2020
Massage Newsday 17 Jun 2020
Barbecue pro’s seasoning Wall Street Journal 13 Jun 2020
Massage Premier Sunday 24 May 2020
Chafe New York Times 16 May 2020
Use an eraser Family Time 10 May 2020
Coax (out), as a genie LA Times Daily 16 Mar 2020
Coax (out), as a genie
Polish problem
Cause chafing, perhaps
Spice mixture
___ the wrong way (irritate)
Graze a rock
Polish a surface Family Time 28 Oct 2019
Word after "belly" or "spice" Universal 06 Oct 2019
Copy (a church brass) The Times Concise 02 Sep 2019
Apply polish Family Time 18 Aug 2019
Spice mix for ribs
Spice mix for ribs LA Times Daily 06 Aug 2019
Difficulty chipping end off stone
___ salt in someone's wounds
Abrade The Times Concise 30 Jun 2019
Barbecuing concoction Newsday 20 Jun 2019
Massage Universal 11 Jun 2019
Obstacle Newsday 07 Jun 2019
Get the genie out of the lamp Family Time 26 May 2019
Try to get a genie out of a lamp Family Time 28 Apr 2019
Massage Wall Street Journal 02 Apr 2019
Flavor source for grilling Wall Street Journal 27 Feb 2019
___ salt in someone's wounds
Massage
Spice mix for ribs
Flavor source for grilling
Massage
Word after "belly" or "spice"
Impediment LA Times Daily 16 Dec 2018
Impediment
Spice mix for barbecuing Wall Street Journal 11 Dec 2018
___ the wrong way (annoy)
Barbecue spice mix USA Today 02 Oct 2018
Give a massage Family Time 30 Sep 2018
Massage
___ shoulders with (socialize)
Steak coating New York Times 09 Aug 2018
Bone of contention Universal 09 Jun 2018
Polish, in a way
Chafe Universal 17 May 2018
___ salt in someone's wounds (make an unpleasant situation worse)
Summon a genie, perhaps USA Today 04 May 2018
Barbecue seasoning Newsday 22 Apr 2018
Wipe food, not good
Massage
Massage
Polish friend back filled with a tattoo
___ off (transfer)
Massage The Telegraph Quick 09 Mar 2018
Wipe food, not good
Barbecue application
Polish, e.g Premier Sunday 18 Feb 2018
Obstacle LA Times Daily 16 Feb 2018
Obstacle
Back stroke?
Barbecue chef's mix USA Today 20 Jan 2018
Ointment; chief difficulty The Times Concise 20 Jan 2018
__ the wrong way (annoy) Newsday 08 Jan 2018
Barbecue spice mix
Steak coating
Chafe
Impediment
Summon a genie, perhaps
Spice mix for barbecuing
Coax (out), as a genie
Barbecue application
Massage
Bone of contention
Chafe
Barbecue chef's mix
Obstacle
Massage
Massage
Polish gemstone lacking finish
Cookout coating Newsday 20 Oct 2017
Back stroke? Premier Sunday 24 Sep 2017
Polish or massage Family Time 17 Sep 2017
Barbecue chef's spice mixture Wall Street Journal 24 Aug 2017
Cause friction Newsday 04 Aug 2017
Erase something, with "out"
Massage or polish something
Marinade alternative New York Times 17 May 2017
Chafe Newsday 14 May 2017
Barbecue spice mixture LA Times Daily 19 Apr 2017
Barbecue spice mixture
Apply wax to furniture Family Time 16 Apr 2017
___ the wrong way (irritate)
Barbecuer's spice mix Wall Street Journal 23 Feb 2017
Roll-up blind opens for Pat
Abrade Newsday 04 Jan 2017
Barbecue spice mixture
Marinade alternative
Be a masseuse Family Time 07 Nov 2016
Knead Premier Sunday 23 Oct 2016
Barbecue seasoning LA Times Daily 22 Oct 2016
Bit of barbecue Newsday 30 Jul 2016
Sticking point LA Times Daily 01 Jul 2016
Apply friction
Summon a genie, in a way Universal 25 Feb 2016
Barbecue add-on Newsday 25 Feb 2016
Abrade Thomas Joseph 19 Feb 2016
Polish in a way
Apply liniment USA Today 05 Feb 2016
Move over something with pressure
Massage
Apply liniment
Sticking point
Emulate a masseuse Universal 20 Dec 2015
Chafe Eugene Sheffer 10 Dec 2015
Hitch New York Times 19 Nov 2015
Prepare for a grilling LA Times Daily 07 Nov 2015
Hamlet's catch Universal 20 Sep 2015
Hamlet's catch USA Today 01 Sep 2015
Abrade Eugene Sheffer 28 Aug 2015
Advice to Aladdin creates difficulty The Times Cryptic 19 Aug 2015
Emulate a masseuse Family Time 16 Aug 2015
Buff Wall Street Journal 26 Jun 2015
Apply ointment Family Time 17 May 2015
Emulate Aladdin USA Today 23 Mar 2015
Chafe The Telegraph Quick 13 Jan 2015
Prince "Clouds" line "Just ___ it on her back"
Barbecue sauce alternative
Hitch, per Hamlet
Buff
Chafe
Abrade
Hitch
Prepare for a grilling
Hamlet's catch
Barbecue seasoning
Emulate Aladdin
Emulate a masseuse
Hamlet's catch
Angel makes revolutionary depart in difficulty
Pressure + friction
Spice massaged onto raw food
Abrade
Massage
"Ay, there's the ___" (words from Hamlet)
Polish, say
Try to work the knots out of, as a muscle
Barbecuing application of herbs and spices
Obstacle, to Shakespeare
Hamlet's hang-up
Tug partner
Barbecue application
___ elbows with
Pre-grilling application
Make like a masseur
Cause some friction
Difficulty
Bone of contention
Pre-barbecuing mixture
Barbecue spice mix
Difficulty
Meat seasoning mixture
Barbecue add-on
Barbecue seasoning
Hamlet's catch
"Ay, there's the ___"
Soothe, perhaps
Cause friction, in a way
Massage
Emulate a masseur
Obstacle, to Hamlet
Back stroke?
Give a massage to
Hamlet's obstacle
Chafe
Barbecue application
Hang-up
Obstacle, to Hamlet
Hitch, for Hamlet
Pregrilling application
Abrade
Obstacle, to Hamlet
Cause friction
Fondle, as a rabbit's foot
Meat seasoning mixture
Pre-grilling application
Erase, with "out"
Stroke
Steak seasoning
Erase, with "out"
Meat seasoning mixture
Polish, say
Steak seasoning
Do some massaging
Cause friction
"... ay, there's the ___"
Obstacle
Polish, say
-- elbows with
Engage in frottage
Dry equivalent of a marinade
Catch
Massage
Obstacle
Summon the genie
Difficulty
Catch, to Hamlet
Sticking point, to Hamlet
Massage
__ down (massage)
Summon the genie
Sticking point, to Hamlet
Health-spa offering
Buff, e.g.
Get the knots out of, say
"Ay, there's the ___"
Signal the genie
"Ay, there's the ___" (Shakespeare)
Complication
Catch
Obstacle, to Hamlet
Work on a stain, say
Complication
Buff
Work on a stain, say
Massage
Jerk seasoning, e.g.
Summon a genie
"Ay, there's the ___"
Massage
Catch
Massage
Pre-barbecuing spice application
Sticking point
Pre-barbecuing spice application
Source of annoyance, or relaxation
Soothe, as sore muscles
"Ay, there's the ___": Hamlet
Difficulty
Sticking point
Obstacle, to Shakespeare
Sticking point
Barbecue spices
Irritation
Difficulty, to the Bard
Buff
Wipe
Complication, to Hamlet
Irritation
Impediment
Polish
Burnish
Knead
Chafe
Polish
Difficulty, to the Bard
Emulate a masseuse
Polish the silver
Difficulty
Abrade
Obstacle
Knead
Hamlet's obstacle
Spices for barbecue
Obstacle
Massage
Tenseness treatment
Hamlet's hang-up
Difficulty, to the Bard
Obstacle
Massage
Currycomb
Obstacle, to Shakespeare
Fly in the ointment
Hangup
Difficulty, to Hamlet
Complication
Massage
Summon a genie, in a way
Tenseness treatment
Bone of contention
Stroke
Source of irritation
Complication
Start with down and out
Cause friction
Furbish
Buff
Tight spot
Stroke
Sticking point, to Hamlet
"___-a-dub-dub"
Impediment
Polish; massage
Do a masseuse's job
Annoy
" . . . ay, there's the ___"
Grate
Polish or chafe
Hindrance
Apply polish
Catch-22, perhaps
"Ay, there's the ___"
___ elbows (mingle)
Masseur's specialty
Obstruction
Use an eraser
Kind of down
___ the wrong way
Difficulty
___ it in (needle)
Summon a genie
Abrade
Spa selection
Predicament
Massage
Get the knots out of, say
"Ay, there's the ___"
Polish up.
An obstacle or difficulty.
Polish by friction.
"Ay, there's the ___."
Difficulty.
Achieve a burnish.
Something that annoys.
Apply, as polish.
Sandpaper.
Polish.
Hindrance.
Scrub.
Burnish.
Grate.
Scour.
Obstruction.
Abrade.
Chafe.
Massage.
Furbish.
Fray.
Point of friction.
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