Soft blackish mineral used in pencil leads, also historically called plumbago (8) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Soft blackish mineral used in pencil leads, also historically called plumbago (8) . 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is GRAPHITE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% GRAPHITE Soft blackish mineral used in pencil leads, also historically called plumbago (8) (8)
5% TALC Soft mineral (4) LA Times Daily Aug 14, 2025
4% HEMOSTAT Tool also called an arterial forceps (8) Wall Street Journal Aug 28, 2025
4% TOO Also (3) The Telegraph Mini Aug 27, 2025
4% ACAI Blackish-purple, antioxidant berry (4)
4% TIME "Pencils down!" (4) Universal Aug 16, 2025
4% MONARCHBUTTERFLY Milkweed pollinator also called "common tiger" (16) LA Times Daily Aug 13, 2025
4% DAKAR Doctor also called inside city (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Aug 12, 2025
4% STUB Well-used pencil (4) Universal Aug 7, 2025
4% ERASERS Ends of pencils (7) Commuter Aug 5, 2025
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