Form of carbon used in pencils Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% GRAPHITE Form of carbon used in pencils (8) The Guardian Quick Aug 5, 2016
3% ERASE Use the pink end of a pencil (5) The Atlantic Sep 7, 2025
3% ENOL Carbon compound (4) New York Times Sep 7, 2025
3% NUBS Worn-down pencils (4) USA Today Sep 4, 2025
3% TENTATIVE Pencilled in number five, not using force to save bit of ink (9) The Telegraph Toughie Aug 27, 2025
3% TIME "Pencils down!" (4) Universal Aug 16, 2025
3% STUB Well-used pencil (4) Universal Aug 7, 2025
3% LEAN Unproductive, with no soil, with no carbon (4) The Times Quick Cryptic Aug 6, 2025
3% ERASERS Ends of pencils (7) Commuter Aug 5, 2025
3% FLAT Not carbonated (4) (4) Mirror Quick Jul 30, 2025

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