Shades, as with a pencil Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Shades, as with a pencil last seen in New York Times 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is GRAYS.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% GRAYS Shades, as with a pencil (5) New York Times Feb 20, 2021
10% LINEDRAWING Pen or pencil sketch with no shading (4,7) (11) Puzzler Dec 1, 2025
9% HUE Shade (3) Universal Dec 13, 2025
9% ERASER Pencil end (6) Thomas Joseph Dec 9, 2025
9% TINT Shade (4) USA Today Quick Dec 6, 2025
9% NUBS Pencil remnants (4) Thomas Joseph Dec 1, 2025
9% GRAPHITE Pencil's "lead" (8) The Telegraph Quick Nov 30, 2025
9% LEAD Pencil filling (4)
9% BLUNT Not sharp, as a pencil (5) New York Times Nov 17, 2025
9% HUES Shades (4) Universal Nov 16, 2025

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