The Clue
Fixes a squeak (4 letter answer)
The Answer
OILS
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Notes
The answer OILS is seen frequently, appearing about once every 110 puzzles.
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Art
Paintings
Alipterion essentials
Art works
Bath additions
Bribes: Slang
Cassatt medium
Chagall medium
Classical paintings
"Essential" things
Fixes the squeaks
Hopper medium
Makes slick
Masseur supplies
Medium for Monet
Medium for Motherwell
Medium for Wyeth
Olive and castor
Paintings by Cassatt
Rembrandt works
Rembrandts, e.g.
Removes a squeak from
Services, in a way
Softens, as leather
Some landscapes
Some paintings
Squelches a squeak
Standard varieties
Stella medium
Traditional paintings
Works at a museum
Wyeth medium
Art collector's collection
Art store stock
De Kooning medium
Does a lube job
Many works at the Met
Protects against rust
Provides machine maintenance
Some are essential
Some museum hangings
Whale and corn products
Mr. Universe contestants' needs
Some Da Vinci pieces
Definition
OIL as a noun:
1. a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water
2. (oil, oil color, oil colour) = oil paint containing pigment that is used by an artist
3. (vegetable oil, oil) = any of a group of liquid edible fats that are obtained from plants
OIL as a verb:
1. cover with oil, as if by rubbing; "oil the wooden surface"
2. (anoint, inunct, oil, anele, embrocate) = administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing