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 Paltry pencil (4) Wall Street Journal Sep 8, 2026
85% GUIDE Lead (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 29, 2026
85% IPAD Apple Pencil target (4) Wall Street Journal Aug 28, 2026
85% ERASE Remove pencil marks (5) Puzzler Backwords Aug 28, 2026
85% NUB Used-up pencil (3) Commuter Aug 21, 2026
85% AHEAD Leading (5) LA Times Daily Aug 16, 2026
85% ONTOP In the lead (5) New York Times Aug 9, 2026
85% CAUSES Leads to (6) Commuter Aug 5, 2026
85% ERASER Pencil part (6) LA Times Daily Jul 14, 2026

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