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