"Put your pens and pencils down" Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TIME "Put your pens and pencils down" (4) New York Times Nov 27, 2025
8% TIMESUP "Pencils down!" (7) Eugene Sheffer Jan 1, 2026
7% STOMP Put your foot down (5) Thomas Joseph Dec 22, 2025
7% NUBS Worn-down pencils (4) Wall Street Journal Dec 20, 2025
7% TIMBERLINE "Pencils down!," for one? (10) LA Times Daily Dec 19, 2025
7% LINEDRAWING Pen or pencil sketch with no shading (4,7) (11) Puzzler Dec 1, 2025
6% DERIDE Put down (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 7, 2026
6% SETTLES Puts down roots (7) Universal Jan 3, 2026
6% TSKS Pithy put-downs (4) New York Times Jan 2, 2026
6% WROTE Used a pencil (5) Commuter Jan 2, 2026

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