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Slippery Stuff Crossword Clue

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99%4Exact Match!
noun

• a substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery

verb

• apply a lubricant to

98%3Exact Match!
noun

• a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine

• water frozen in the solid state

• the frozen part of a body of water

• diamonds

• a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes

• a frozen dessert with fruit flavoring (especially one containing no milk)

• an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant

• a rink with a floor of ice for ice hockey or ice skating

verb

• decorate with frosting

• cause to become ice or icy

• put ice on or put on ice

97%3Exact Match!
noun

• a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water

• oil paint containing pigment that is used by an artist

• a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons

• any of a group of liquid edible fats that are obtained from plants

verb

• cover with oil, as if by rubbing

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

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New York Times23 Jul 2023 Down 30
New York Times10 Jun 1996 Across 21
New York Times17 May 1995 Down 59
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