Carbon mineral used in pencils (8) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% GRAPHITE Carbon mineral used in pencils (8) (8)
7% STUB Well-used pencil, say (4) New York Times Oct 29, 2025
7% GYPSUM Mineral used in plaster of Paris (6) Puzzler Backwords Sep 26, 2025
7% ERASE Use the pink end of a pencil (5) The Atlantic Sep 7, 2025
6% ORE Mineral (3) (3) Mirror Quick Nov 8, 2025
6% BOTTLES Mineral water containers (7)
6% DESK Place for a pencil sharpener (4) New York Times Oct 30, 2025
6% DRYICE Solid carbon dioxide used as a coolant (3,3) (6) Puzzler Oct 29, 2025
6% TALC Powdery mineral (4) Universal Oct 24, 2025
6% ORES Minerals (4) (4) Mirror Quick Oct 22, 2025
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