Worn-down pencil Crossword Clue

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Worn-down pencil Crossword Answer

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NUB

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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
WORN (adjective)
1. showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
2. affected by wear; damaged by long use

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

NUB
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Hint 4: Anagram

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More Vox Crossword (7/18/2026) Answers

Across

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16. Specialty

17. Full of energy

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20. Good ones make good neighbors, per Robert Frost

22. Necklace named for a lasso

23. Lessons for learners with disabilities, say

26. Amounted, as a bill

27. Many a Facebook post

28. No matter which

29. Out of the ordinary

31. X or Y, e.g.

32. Bigfoot's Himalayan counterpart

34. Former U.K. Prime Minister Johnson

36. Shrub that produces a red fruit

42. Heavy coat with a hood

45. When repeated, avidly supportive

48. Ikura on a sushi roll, perhaps

49. Airer of the "Matlock" reboot

52. Self-titled pop album of 2001

53. President Nizar Amidi, for one

55. Removes with a ladle

58. Nail-pulling tool

60. Never changing

61. Freelance gig ... and an explanation of this grid's circled squares

63. Bundle of paper

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67. Trim down

68. Until

69. Left the scene

70. "Fresh Air" host Gross

71. "It's a scorcher out there!"

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Down

1. Burst

2. Vote in favor

3. Bet that picks the top two finishers

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5. Radiographer's procedure, for short

6. These days

7. Like many people on GLP-1 treatments

8. Black-and-white driver

9. Maxwell who founded a department store chain

10. Author __ Ingalls Wilder

11. Making mistakes

12. Provide oxygen to

13. Football Hall of Famer Walter nicknamed "Sweetness"

19. Rapper with the 2025 platinum album "Am I the Drama?"

21. Long of "Michael"

23. Undercover agent

24. Structure for docking

25. Entry point

30. Devoid of excitement

33. Web service offerer: Abbr.

34. Nursing ___

35. Eyebrow-raising, in modern slang

37. One shunned from a group

38. Frat house address

39. Squeaks (out)

40. Missouri city that was the eastern terminus of the Pony Express route

41. Netflix competitor

44. Automated account, say

45. Tool for cutting with the grain

46. Reach one's destination

47. Panettiere of TV's "Nashville"

49. Accessory for a cat

50. New York City neighborhood next to Little Italy, with "The"

51. Hot tub

54. Classic arcade game with a pyramidal game board

56. Provide food and beverages for, as an event

57. Freebie at a diner

59. Orange-brown color

62. "___ Dances" (2025 Steve Zahn film)

64. Ended a fast

65. Do a lawn chore

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