Carbon substance used in pencils (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% GRAPHITE Carbon substance used in pencils (8) (8)
7% STUB Well-used pencil, say (4) New York Times Oct 29, 2025
6% TIMBERLINE "Pencils down!," for one? (10) LA Times Daily Dec 19, 2025
6% GEL Hairstyling substance (3) Puzzler Backwords Dec 18, 2025
6% MEDICINE Pharmaceutical substance (8) The Times Concise Dec 17, 2025
6% OOZE Primordial substance (4) New York Times Dec 17, 2025
6% AVEC ___ gaz (carbonated: Fr.) (4) New York Times Dec 10, 2025
6% ERASER Pencil end (6) Thomas Joseph Dec 9, 2025
6% SALVE Soothing substance (5) USA Today Dec 5, 2025
6% NUBS Pencil remnants (4) Thomas Joseph Dec 1, 2025
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