It's been rubbed the wrong way — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 8–letter crossword clue “It's been rubbed the wrong way”? This page covers its appearance in NYT Crossword on 5th Jan 1996. You can reveal the answer at your pace — one letter at a time or the whole word in one go. We also provide helpful extras where available: an AI-generated hint, a dictionary definition, other clues that share the same answer, and a jumbled-letters view for quick anagramming.
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The answer to “It's been rubbed the wrong way” is ABRASION (8 letters).
We last saw “It's been rubbed the wrong way” in NYT Crossword on 5th Jan 1996.
The 8-letter answer for “It's been rubbed the wrong way” is ABRASION.
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