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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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40 Potential Answers:
| Rank | Answer | Length | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | ERASER Pencil part | (6) | Thomas Joseph | Jan 26, 2026 |
| 9% | TINT Shade | (4) | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | Jan 24, 2026 |
| 9% | HUE Shade | (3) | Thomas Joseph | Jan 24, 2026 |
| 9% | LEAD Pencil filler | (4) | Eugene Sheffer | Jan 21, 2026 |
| 9% | HUES Shades | (4) | LA Times Daily | Jan 11, 2026 |
| 9% | STUB Barely-there pencil | (4) | Wall Street Journal | Jan 10, 2026 |
| 9% | WROTE Used a pencil | (5) | Commuter | Jan 2, 2026 |
| 9% | TIMESUP "Pencils down!" | (7) | Eugene Sheffer | Jan 1, 2026 |
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