___ the wrong way (irritate) — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the September 16 2026 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
RUB
3 letters
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September 16 2026
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Daily Themed Crossword September 16 2026
RUB
November 16 2025
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Daily Themed Crossword November 16 2025
RUB
October 19 2025
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Daily Themed Crossword October 19 2025
RUB
September 24 2025
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Daily Themed Crossword September 24 2025
RUB
August 13 2025
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Daily Themed Crossword August 13 2025
RUB
May 1 2025
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Daily Themed Crossword May 1 2025
RUB
April 13 2025
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Daily Themed Crossword April 13 2025
RUB
October 13 2024
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Daily Themed Crossword October 13 2024
RUB
March 8 2024
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Daily Themed Crossword March 8 2024
RUB
December 20 2022
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Daily Themed Crossword December 20 2022
RUB
Spice mixture
RUB
3
Barbecue coating
RUB
3
Barbecue spice blend
RUB
3
Massage, as sore muscles
RUB
3
Massage
RUB
3
Summon a genie, say
RUB
3
Massage or polish something
RUB
3
Call upon a genie
RUB
3
Polish, in a way
RUB
3
"___-a-dub-dub, three men in a tub ..."
RUB
3
Summon the genie
RUB
3
Massage gently
RUB
3
"Haven't we ___ before?"
MET
3
Curved circle segment
ARC
3
___ fail (humorous mistake)
EPIC
4
"Desperate Housewives" actress Longoria
EVA
3
Like two peas in a ___
POD
3
Jazz singer ___ James who sang "At Last"
ETTA
4
Cast an evil spell on (rhymes with "vex")
HEX
3
Smaller panels opened inside a browser window
TABS
4
(1/6) You wake up alone in a hospital. All you know is: you're Rick Grimes. Pounding echoes at the chained ___ (exits) as panic sets in.
DOORS
5
Like some slippery roads
ICY
3
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