Answer:

rub

Answer	Crossword Clue
RUB	Spice massaged onto raw food
RUB	Try to work the knots out of, as a muscle
RUB	Tug partner

RUB	Massage
RUB	Source of irritation
RUB	Abrade
RUB	Chafe
RUB	Hitch, per Hamlet
RUB	Jerk seasoning, e.g.
RUB	Dry equivalent of a marinade
RUB	Complication

RUB	Obstacle
RUB	Impediment
RUB	Pre-barbecuing spice application
RUB	Work on a stain, say
RUB	Summon the genie
RUB	Erase, with "out"
RUB	Meat seasoning mixture
RUB	Polish, say

RUB	Steak seasoning
RUB	Obstacle, to Hamlet
RUB	Difficulty
RUB	Tenseness treatment
RUB	Fly in the ointment
RUB	Summon a genie, in a way
RUB	Spices for barbecue
RUB	Emulate a masseuse

RUB	Difficulty, to the Bard
RUB	Obstacle, to Shakespeare
RUB	"Ay, there's the ...": Hamlet
RUB	Soothe, as sore muscles
RUB	Signal the genie
RUB	Summon a genie
RUB	Fondle, as a rabbit's foot
RUB	Give a massage to

RUB	"Ay, there's the ..."
RUB	Cause some friction
RUB	Make like a masseur
RUB	"Ay, there's the ..." (words from Hamlet)
RUB	Barbecuing application of herbs and spices