Very short pencil Crossword Clue

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NUB

(3 letters)

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(noun)
1. a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt
2. a small piece
(verb)
1. clear of weeds by uprooting them
2. extinguish by crushing

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

PENCIL (noun)
1. a cosmetic in a long thin stick; designed to be applied to a particular part of the face
2. a figure formed by a set of straight lines or light rays meeting at a point
PENCIL (verb)
1. write, draw, or trace with a pencil
SHORT (adjective)
1. of insufficient quantity to meet a need
2. marked by rude or peremptory shortness
SHORT (verb)
1. cheat someone by not returning him enough money
2. create a short circuit in
SHORT (adverb)
1. at a disadvantage
2. quickly and without warning
SHORT (noun)
1. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base
2. accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

NUB
(3 letters)

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More Newsday Crossword (3/5/2026) Answers

Across

1. Retirement plan choice

6. Unnamed others

14. Accustom

15. Radiant ring

16. Uni- cousin

17. Summer picnic debris

20. Henri's "here"

21. Worn away

22. Deceived

23. Assembly instructions part

25. Hot tar, e.g.

27. In-flight device setting

33. Soft rock

35. JD holder

36. Still competitive

37. Humorist Bombeck

38. Board game piece

39. Church ladies

40. Ill-gotten gains

41. Solder fodder

42. Diamond-cutting debris

43. FDR-era broadcast

47. Detrimental

48. MSG, for the NY Rangers

52. The head guy

56. Expend

58. Type of time-out

59. Archaeologist's find

62. Management level

63. Vocal improvisation

64. Handled properly

65. Whirl of current

66. __ ed. (HS class)

67. Poetic preposition

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Down

1. New Zealanders, informally

2. Perform on a stage

3. Navel designation

4. Common MBA prerequisite

5. Religious dissenter

6. Lonely level, supposedly

7. Robust

8. Stretch (out)

9. Poetic "way out there"

10. Peter Pan adversary

11. Web-__ (what otters are)

12. Negate

13. Title for 10-Down

18. Bryn ___ college

19. Purple fruit

24. Aesthetic taste

26. It's north of Mich.

28. Jazz singer Cleo

29. Very hard to see

30. Difficult task

31. By __ of (owing to)

32. Sci-fi visitors

33. Star Trek: TNG officer

34. Día de San Valentín sentiment

37. Sort of sprite

38. Had a midday meal

41. Up to

42. Maximally moist

44. Way to express regret

45. Ignores the rules

46. Kilowatt-__

49. Wonderstruck

50. Course listing

51. HP printer alternative

52. Hand (out)

53. Commando operation

54. Spawned

55. Modest reply to praise

57. Win over

60. Precognition

61. Vise part

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