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Rub Oil On Crossword Clue

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99%6Exact Match!
verb

• choose by or as if by divine intervention

• administer an oil or ointment to; often in a religious ceremony of blessing

45%5Rub, rub, rub
noun

• a place that is scoured (especially by running water)

verb

• examine minutely

• clean with hard rubbing

• rub hard or scrub

• rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid

36%5Rub with sacred oil
verb

• administer an oil or ointment to; often in a religious ceremony of blessing

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New York Times10 Sep 2017 Across 19
New York Times13 Apr 1986 Down 75
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