Worn-down pencils, e.g Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NUBS Worn-down pencils, e.g. (4) USA Today Jan 17, 2025
77% LETTER E or G, e.g. (6) USA Today Jan 6, 2026
77% TIMESUP "Pencils down!" (7) Eugene Sheffer Jan 1, 2026
71% TIMBERLINE "Pencils down!," for one? (10) LA Times Daily Dec 19, 2025
65% MUSICNOTES E, G, B, D and F, e.g. (10) USA Today Dec 5, 2025
65% NUB Worn-down pencil (3) LA Times Daily Jun 12, 2025
65% STUB Worn-down pencil (4) USA Today Nov 19, 2024
59% WROTE Used a pencil (5) Commuter Jan 2, 2026
59% DRAWN Depicted with a pencil (5) Commuter Dec 30, 2025
59% ERASER Pencil end (6) Thomas Joseph Dec 9, 2025

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