The point of a hairstyle being put up (3) |
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Very short remnant of a pencil |
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The point or gist (3) |
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Small bump |
TV |
25 Feb 2024 |
Well-worn pencil |
Newsday |
22 Feb 2024 |
Central point, gist |
The Times Concise |
20 Feb 2024 |
Main point (of a story) |
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Hairdo taken back to the centre (3) |
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Put back bakery item? That's the main thing (3) |
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Gist |
Mirror Tea Time |
22 Jan 2024 |
Central point |
Eugene Sheffer |
06 Jan 2024 |
Main point |
Wall Street Journal |
30 Dec 2023 |
Bump on a log, say |
New York Times |
10 Dec 2023 |
Bit of coal |
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Central issue at the core of a problem |
Puzzler Backwords |
18 Nov 2023 |
Central issue (3) |
Puzzler |
01 Nov 2023 |
Gist |
Eugene Sheffer |
27 Oct 2023 |
Main point |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Sep 2023 |
Central point of the matter (anagram of "bun") |
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Central point |
Eugene Sheffer |
05 Jul 2023 |
Gist |
Eugene Sheffer |
12 Jun 2023 |
Worn-down crayon |
USA Today |
02 Jun 2023 |
Roll up, that's the point |
The Times Cryptic |
30 May 2023 |
Worn-down pencil, say |
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Very short pencil |
Newsday |
30 Apr 2023 |
Lump |
New York Times |
28 Apr 2023 |
Worn-down pencil |
USA Today |
24 Apr 2023 |
Gist |
New York Times |
08 Mar 2023 |
Lop top off slight protuberance |
The Telegraph Toughie |
08 Feb 2023 |
Crux of the matter |
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Gist |
Newsday |
07 Jan 2023 |
Central point |
Eugene Sheffer |
06 Jan 2023 |
Worn-down pencil |
USA Today |
19 Dec 2022 |
Very short pencil |
Newsday |
20 Nov 2022 |
Nearly gone pencil |
Universal |
17 Nov 2022 |
Very short pencil |
Newsday |
23 Oct 2022 |
Little pencil |
Universal |
03 Oct 2022 |
Much-used pencil |
LA Times Daily |
27 Sep 2022 |
Little lump |
USA Today |
19 Sep 2022 |
Crux of a matter |
The Times Concise |
15 Sep 2022 |
Gist |
Eugene Sheffer |
31 Aug 2022 |
Well-used pencil, say |
New York Times |
25 Aug 2022 |
Gist |
Thomas Joseph |
24 Aug 2022 |
Well-worn pencil |
Newsday |
21 Jul 2022 |
Central point |
The Times Concise |
15 Jul 2022 |
Worn-down pencil |
Universal |
25 Jun 2022 |
Small protuberance |
Wall Street Journal |
21 Jun 2022 |
Essence |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Jun 2022 |
Central point |
Eugene Sheffer |
03 Jun 2022 |
Crux |
Canadiana |
09 May 2022 |
Gist |
Eugene Sheffer |
11 Apr 2022 |
Well-worn pencil |
LA Times Daily |
11 Apr 2022 |
Well-worn pencil |
The Washington Post |
11 Apr 2022 |
Pencil remnant |
Newsday |
10 Apr 2022 |
Heart |
The Washington Post |
23 Feb 2022 |
Heart |
LA Times Daily |
23 Feb 2022 |
Central point |
Eugene Sheffer |
14 Feb 2022 |
Gist |
Eugene Sheffer |
18 Jan 2022 |
Central point |
New York Times |
01 Jan 2022 |
Crux of the matter |
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Worn-down crayon |
USA Today |
11 Dec 2021 |
Worn-down pencil |
LA Times Daily |
29 Nov 2021 |
2-inch No. 2 pencil, say |
Universal |
27 Nov 2021 |
Tiny pencil |
Universal |
28 Oct 2021 |
Gist |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Oct 2021 |
Central point |
Eugene Sheffer |
14 Sep 2021 |
Much-used pencil |
Universal |
03 Sep 2021 |
Gist |
Eugene Sheffer |
19 Aug 2021 |
Pencil you used all semester, say |
Universal |
25 Jul 2021 |
Main point |
Wall Street Journal |
15 Jul 2021 |
A pencil that's mostly eraser |
USA Today |
10 Jun 2021 |
Short pencil |
Universal |
02 Jun 2021 |
Crux of the matter |
New York Times |
23 May 2021 |
Kernel |
The Telegraph Quick |
20 May 2021 |
Essence |
Thomas Joseph |
13 Apr 2021 |
Crux |
The Washington Post |
02 Apr 2021 |
Crux |
LA Times Daily |
02 Apr 2021 |
Central point |
Eugene Sheffer |
01 Apr 2021 |
Pencil remnant |
Universal |
19 Feb 2021 |
What something might be worn down to |
Universal |
14 Feb 2021 |
Hairstyle swept up into small lump |
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Gist, central idea |
Irish Times Simplex |
30 Dec 2020 |
Small chunk of characters aboard main U-boat |
Irish Times Crosaire |
07 Nov 2020 |
Central point or gist |
The Telegraph Quick |
26 Oct 2020 |
Pencil, barely |
LA Times Daily |
24 Oct 2020 |
Pencil, barely |
The Washington Post |
24 Oct 2020 |
Crux, gist |
Irish Times Simplex |
15 Oct 2020 |
Pencil at the end of its life |
New York Times |
19 May 2020 |
Pencil stump |
Universal |
02 May 2020 |
Pencil that has seen better days |
Family Time |
13 Apr 2020 |
Pencil stump |
Family Time |
05 Apr 2020 |
Point: cake's been brought up |
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Gist |
The Washington Post |
15 Dec 2019 |
Gist |
LA Times Daily |
15 Dec 2019 |
Gist |
Eugene Sheffer |
05 Dec 2019 |
Pencil that's been much used |
New York Times |
05 Dec 2019 |
Pencil that's been much used |
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Pencil eraser, e.g |
LA Times Daily |
02 Dec 2019 |
Pencil eraser, e.g |
The Washington Post |
02 Dec 2019 |
Essence of writer needing change of heart |
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Essence of an idea |
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Worn-down pencil |
Universal |
01 Jul 2019 |
Centre; heart |
The Guardian Speedy |
23 Jun 2019 |
Gist of the matter |
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Main point |
Wall Street Journal |
17 Apr 2019 |
Gist |
Newsday |
05 Apr 2019 |
Pencil remnant |
USA Today |
29 Mar 2019 |
Well-worn pencil |
Newsday |
27 Jan 2019 |
Crux, central point |
The Times Concise |
08 Jan 2019 |
Worn-down pencil |
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Main point |
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Pencil after lots of crosswords, maybe? |
New York Times |
26 Dec 2018 |
Stubby pencil, e.g |
Universal |
02 Dec 2018 |
Gist |
Thomas Joseph |
07 Aug 2018 |
Worn-down pencil, e.g |
New York Times |
17 Jul 2018 |
Small protuberance |
New York Times |
04 Jul 2018 |
Pencil remnant |
The Washington Post |
28 May 2018 |
Pencil remnant |
LA Times Daily |
28 May 2018 |
Kernel |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
27 Apr 2018 |
Cake rising in central point |
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Small protuberance |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Apr 2018 |
Salient point |
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Pencil after lots of crosswords, maybe? |
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Small protuberance |
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Worn-down pencil, e.g. |
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Stubby pencil, e.g. |
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Kernel |
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Pencil remnant |
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Small protuberance |
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Worn-down pencil |
New York Times |
03 Dec 2017 |
Small protuberance |
USA Today |
13 Nov 2017 |
Pencil remnant |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
06 Oct 2017 |
Gist |
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Essence |
The Washington Post |
13 Aug 2017 |
Essence |
LA Times Daily |
13 Aug 2017 |
Worn pencil, e.g |
Universal |
24 Jun 2017 |
Roll back a small piece |
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Essence of an idea |
New York Times |
18 Jun 2017 |
Half-inch pencil |
Newsday |
31 Mar 2017 |
Roll up for the most important part |
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Gist |
New York Times |
12 Feb 2017 |
Worn end |
LA Times Daily |
27 Jan 2017 |
Pencil lump |
Universal |
22 Jan 2017 |
Pencil lump |
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Small protuberance |
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Worn-down pencil |
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Gist |
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Essence of an idea |
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Essence |
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Worn pencil, e.g. |
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Pencil remnant |
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Crux |
Premier Sunday |
11 Dec 2016 |
Well-worn pencil |
USA Today |
10 Dec 2016 |
Central point |
LA Times Daily |
13 Nov 2016 |
Essence |
Wall Street Journal |
18 Aug 2016 |
Itty-bitty pencil |
Universal |
06 Jul 2016 |
Well-used pencil |
Universal |
29 Feb 2016 |
Centre, heart |
The Guardian Speedy |
14 Feb 2016 |
Gist |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Jan 2016 |
Well-worn pencil |
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Itty-bitty pencil |
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Well-used pencil |
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Gist |
USA Today |
06 Dec 2015 |
Gist (of a matter) |
The Times Concise |
03 Dec 2015 |
Well-worn pencil |
Family Time |
17 Aug 2015 |
Gist |
The Telegraph Quick |
11 Aug 2015 |
Very short pencil |
Newsday |
26 Jul 2015 |
Much-used pencil, maybe |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
26 Jun 2015 |
There's loss of mass from frozen core |
The Times Cryptic |
15 May 2015 |
Core |
Canadiana |
16 Mar 2015 |
Crux |
Irish Times Simplex |
15 Jan 2015 |
Very short pencil |
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Gist |
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Nexus |
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Something whittled down |
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Much-used pencil, maybe |
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Pencil stump |
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Central point |
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Pencil stub |
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Oversharpened pencil? |
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Worn-down pencil |
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Well-used pencil |
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Lump |
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Gist |
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Short piece of pencil |
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Essence |
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Run-down pencil |
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Gist |
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Stubby end |
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Heart |
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Crux |
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Much-used pencil |
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Crux |
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Much-used pencil |
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Pencil stump |
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Short piece of pencil |
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Small lump |
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Well-worn pencil |
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Gist |
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Nitty-gritty |
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Well-used pencil |
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Well-worn pencil |
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Core |
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Essence |
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Pencil, late in life |
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Ground-down tip |
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Crux |
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Short pencil |
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Core issue |
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Gist |
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Short pencil |
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Short pencil |
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Pencil on its last legs |
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Central point |
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Heart |
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Heart |
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Worn-down pencil |
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Worn-down pencil |
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Worn-down pencil |
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Central point |
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Well-used pencil |
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Pencil remnant |
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Central part |
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Center |
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Well-worn pencil |
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Gist |
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Essence |
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Pencil end |
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Short piece of pencil |
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Essence |
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Essential point |
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Essence |
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Heart of the matter |
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Gist |
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Pencil stump, e.g. |
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Gist |
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Gist |
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Heart |
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Heart of the matter |
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Essence |
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End of a pencil |
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Essence |
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Crux |
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Short piece of a pencil |
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Core |
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Nitty-gritty |
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Crux |
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Gist |
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1" pencil, maybe |
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Kernel |
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One-inch pencil, say |
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Gist of the matter |
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Nitty-gritty |
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Pencil end |
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Oversharpened pencil? |
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Core |
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Essence |
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Heart of the matter |
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Crux |
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Small lump |
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Essence |
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The skinny |
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Well-worn pencil |
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Small protuberance |
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Kernel |
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Small protrusion |
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Worn-down part |
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Stump |
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Lump |
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Core |
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Worn-down part |
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Crux |
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Core; kernel |
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The real issue |
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Punch line |
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Very-much-used pencil |
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Gist of a story |
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The heart of the matter |
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Small piece |
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Nitty-gritty |
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Pith. |
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Knob. |
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Gist. |
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Point: Colloq. |
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Gist: Colloq. |
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Knob or knot. |
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Point; gist. |
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Gist of a story: Colloq. |
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Heart of the matter. |
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Gist of anything. |
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Point of a story: Colloq. |
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Heart |
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Broken crayon, perhaps |
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Pencil box bit |
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