"Rub some ___ on it" (probably unsound medical advice)

The answer to “"Rub some ___ on it" (probably unsound medical advice)” in the New York Times crossword is DIRT — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on March 4, 2025, a Tuesday puzzle, at 12-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“"Rub some ___ on it" (probably unsound medical advice)” answer

DIRT (4 letters)

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Why the answer is DIRT

DIRT is the 4-letter solution that fits ""Rub some ___ on it" (probably unsound medical advice)" in the NYT Crossword crossword on March 4, 2025 (12-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does DIRT mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of DIRT is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “"Rub some ___ on it" (probably unsound medical advice)” appeared?

New York Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

March 4, 2025 (most recent) → DIRT. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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