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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Rub down with a bit of spit to begin with last seen in Guardian Cryptic puzzle. 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SAND.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SAND Rub down with a bit of spit to begin with (4) The Guardian Cryptic Aug 22, 2022
3% SALIVA Spit it out! (6) New York Times Nov 1, 2025
3% ROTISSERIE Appliance with a spit (10) Commuter Oct 16, 2025
3% PTUI Spitting sound (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 1, 2025
2% SMEAR Makeup mishap from eye rubbing (5) USA Today Nov 11, 2025
2% SCALPMASSAGES Head rubs that relieve tension (13) New York Times Nov 10, 2025
2% DAWNS Beginnings of days (5) New York Times Nov 10, 2025
2% ENTERON Begin, as an enterprise (7) Newsday Nov 9, 2025
2% END "It was the beginning of the ___" (3)
2% MELTS Begins to thaw (5) Newsday Nov 3, 2025

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