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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% POINTLESS Trying to write with such a pencil would be (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 25, 2016
3% LEAD Pencil refill (4) Commuter Apr 1, 2026
3% TIME "Pencils down!" (4) USA Today Mar 27, 2026
3% STUB Short pencil (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Mar 16, 2026
3% PEN Write; what to write with (3) The Telegraph Mini Mar 15, 2026
3% ERASER Pencil end (6) USA Today Mar 14, 2026
2% HEAR Try judicially (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Apr 1, 2026
2% LEAN Economical, as writing (4) Wall Street Journal Apr 1, 2026
2% IAM "That would be me!" (3) New York Times Midi Mar 25, 2026
2% REDO Second try (4) USA Today Mar 25, 2026

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