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Barbecue coatings

Answer: RUBS - 4 letters

The crossword clue "Barbecue coatings" is answered by RUBS, a 4-letter entry. Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2012. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.

The answer

RUBS

RUBS

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RUBS answer page.

8Times used
8Distinct years
2026Most recent year
3Publications

Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2012. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for RUBS

Every other clue in this collection answered by RUBS, most used first.

  • Massages - used 57 times, most recently in 2026
  • Chafes - used 16 times, most recently in 2018
  • Abrades - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
  • Polishes - used 6 times, most recently in 2010

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