Worn-down pencil Crossword Clue

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Worn-down pencil Crossword Answer

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STUB

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(noun)
1. a small lump or protuberance
2. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

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

STUB
(4 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

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BUN

More WSJ Crossword (10/12/2026) Answers

Across

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6. Foot division

10. Plumbing piece

14. Stand for an artist

15. Revolutionary hero Nathan

16. In the center of

17. Neither gains nor loses money

19. Nutmeg State school

20. Blueprint detail

21. Sandwich spread, familiarly

22. Pale from fright

23. Tech line caller

25. Censorship-fighting org. since 1920

26. Traveled hobo-style

32. Wood for a model plane

33. Run out of battery

34. Fruit in a gift basket

35. TV spots

36. Station with shells

40. Sch. in Tallahassee

41. Honey bunch?

44. Make overjoyed

46. “Marty” Oscar winner

50. New Mexico art town

51. Teeny bit

52. Cries like an infant

54. Rum-soaked cake

56. Analogy words

60. Lake bordering Ontario

61. Tune in just to complain

63. Service bell sound

64. Big brand in skin care

65. Showing sulkiness

66. Bratty attitude

67. Motion of the ocean

68. Take, as neighboring territory

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Down

1. Fly catchers, of a sort

2. Instrument on a Guinness bottle

3. “That clears things up”

4. Saucer toppers

5. State animal of Utah

6. “Rumor has it...”

7. Blue hue

8. Jazz singer Laine

9. Free-range fowl

10. Record of wages

11. “Really love your work!”

12. Heap

13. Garden in Genesis

18. Captain Hook’s helper

22. Top card in a suit

24. Minor quarrel

25. Region

26. Bill of HBO’s “Barry”

27. Small pair in “Full House”?

28. Marinade in Filipino cuisine

29. Little lie

30. Excessive hurry

31. “Can’t argue with that!”

32. Sheep-herding pig of film

37. Crawlers in long lines

38. Young panda

39. Landlord’s collection

42. Steadiness on a ship

45. Intermediary

47. “Get me out of here!”

48. Marbled steak cut

49. Hockey score

52. Some kings and queens

53. Solo for a diva

54. Indonesian island known for terraced rice fields

55. Slightly

57. Leave speechless

58. Head, to Henri

59. Stone found in cameos

61. Fresh from the oven

62. Craft brew, for short

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