Pencil's "lead" Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Pencil's "lead" last seen in Telegraph Quick puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is GRAPHITE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% GRAPHITE Pencil's "lead" (8) The Telegraph Quick Nov 30, 2025
90% STUB Short pencil (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Mar 16, 2026
90% ERASER Pencil end (6) USA Today Mar 14, 2026
90% TIME "Pencils down!" (4) New York Times Mar 9, 2026
90% LEAD Part of a pencil (4) Commuter Feb 19, 2026
85% TRACED Pencilled the outline of (6) (6) The Sun Mini Mar 11, 2026
85% LINER Pencil in a cosmetics bag (5) New York Times Mini Mar 10, 2026
85% NUBS Worn-down pencils (4) Universal Mar 5, 2026
85% EYEBROW *Particular pencil's target (7) Newsday Feb 27, 2026
85% CASE Word with "pencil" or "pillow" (4)

Last appeared together with the following clues in Telegraph Quick puzzle

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