Sharpen by rubbing Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% WHET Sharpen by rubbing (4) Puzzler Backwords Aug 31, 2024
4% HONE Sharpen (4) Wall Street Journal Nov 15, 2025
4% HONED Sharpened (5) Universal Nov 11, 2025
3% NUB Pencil that may not be sharpened any further (3) Wall Street Journal Dec 10, 2025
3% NOOGIE Painful knuckle rub on the head, say (6)
3% ERASE Rub out (5) The Telegraph Mini Nov 27, 2025
3% ERASES Rubs out, as a pencil mistake (6)
3% SMEAR Makeup mishap from eye rubbing (5) USA Today Nov 11, 2025
3% SCALPMASSAGES Head rubs that relieve tension (13) New York Times Nov 10, 2025
3% DESK Place for a pencil sharpener (4) New York Times Oct 30, 2025

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