Pencil lead quietly giving back trouble (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PLUMBAGO Pencil lead quietly giving back trouble (8) (8)
8% GRAPHITE Pencil's "lead" (8) The Telegraph Quick Nov 30, 2025
6% EATENAT Troubled (7) Wall Street Journal Dec 13, 2025
6% ADO Trouble (3) The Telegraph Quick Dec 10, 2025
6% ERASER Pencil end (6) Thomas Joseph Dec 9, 2025
6% EASE No trouble (4) New York Times Dec 6, 2025
6% NUBS Pencil remnants (4) Thomas Joseph Dec 1, 2025
6% FAINTLY Quietly (7) LA Times Daily Nov 30, 2025
6% PREACH Quietly come to give sermon (6) (6) The Sun Two Speed Nov 24, 2025
6% REIMBURSE Give money back to (9) (9) The Guardian Quick Nov 20, 2025
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