"Put down your pencils" Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue "Put down your pencils" . 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TIME.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TIME "Put down your pencils" (4)
50% TESTILY "What do you mean, 'Time's up, put down your pencils'?" Tom said ___ (7)
8% LAY Put down (3) Wall Street Journal Nov 8, 2025
8% DIS Put down (3) USA Today Nov 5, 2025
8% STARTATAB Put your card down at the bar, say (9) USA Today Oct 26, 2025
8% LAND Put down (4) Newsday Oct 4, 2025
8% NUBS Worn-down pencils (4) USA Today Sep 4, 2025
8% TIMESUP "Put your pencils down!" (7)
7% LEAD Pencil filling (4)
7% BLUNT Not sharp, as a pencil (5) New York Times Nov 17, 2025
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