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Balm Ointment Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is SALVE which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: SALVE

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199%5Exact Match!
243%4 Soothing ointment
339%12 Includes species such as lemon balm and bee balm

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "SALVE" which means:

    noun
  • • Semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
  • • Anything that remedies or heals or soothes
  • verb
  • • Save from ruin, destruction, or harm
  • • Apply a salve to, usually for the purpose of healing
  • interjection
  • • Hail; a greeting.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "She applied a soothing salve to her sunburned skin."
  • • "The herbal salve helped to relieve his muscle pain."

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