___ salt in someone's wounds (make an unpleasant situation worse) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue ___ salt in someone's wounds (make an unpleasant situation worse) . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 3 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is RUB.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RUB ___ salt in someone's wounds (make an unpleasant situation worse) (3)
60% ELSE Someone ___'s problem (4) Universal Oct 3, 2025
60% IMPAIR Mar, make worse (6) The Times Concise Aug 27, 2025
57% AGGRAVATE Make worse: - the situation (9)
57% EXACERBATE Make (situation) worse (10)
54% ALONE Leave well enough ___ (don't risk making a situation worse) (5)
52% ATOP Situated on (4) Newsday Oct 9, 2025
52% ATURN Take ___ for the worse (5) New York Times Mini Sep 28, 2025
52% EPSOM ___ salt (5) New York Times Sep 23, 2025
52% ORIENTED Situated (8) Universal Sep 12, 2025
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