Writing tool Crossword Clue

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Writing tool Crossword Answer

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PENCIL

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(noun)
1. a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes
2. a portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play
(verb)
1. produce a literary work

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

WRITING (noun)
1. the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)
2. the act of creating written works
TOOL (verb)
1. ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it
2. drive
TOOL (noun)
1. the means whereby some act is accomplished
2. a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

PENCIL
(6 letters)

More LA Times Crossword (7/21/2026) Answers

Across

1. Prattles on

5. Bay Area sch.

9. Uninspiring

14. Mapa of “Ugly Betty”

15. "New Rules" and "New Love" singer Dua

16. Twisted humor

17. Shampoo for horses as well as humans

19. Honeycomb units

20. Neither partner

21. Future atty.'s exam

23. Southeast Asian language

24. Meatless Chinese noodle dish

29. Hullabaloo

30. Light ___ feather

31. Product labels

32. Private aid gp.

33. Sure winner

36. "The Theory of Everything" Best Actor Oscar winner

42. Not asea

43. Poem of praise

45. Former House speaker Nancy

48. Due-in hr.

51. Crank (up)

52. Tender salad greens

56. The Lord of the Rings beast

57. Move for ones co. say

58. Olive extract

59. Capone cohort Frank

61. Principal draw on fight night, or an apt title for this puzzle

66. "OK, that was dishonest"

67. Ritz-Carlton competitor

68. Tops with frosting

69. Ride a bike

70. Auld Lang __

71. Every ___ and cranny

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Down

1. Thanksgiving tuber

2. ___ carte menu

4. All-too-public argument

5. Marathons longer than 26.2 miles, familiarly

6. U.S. intel org.

7. Tell all, as gossip

8. Untrue!

9. Beckham also known as Posh Spice

10. ___ we there yet?

11. Wind-borne allergen

12. Embedded, as tiles

13. High-end vacuum cleaners

18. The "N" of N.B.

22. "Tuesdays With Morrie" writer Mitch

24. Vehicle for movers

25. Microsoft web browser

26. Yummy

27. Iraq port city

28. Plenty of

34. __ of the woods mushrooms

35. More quirky

37. Entryway

38. Without losing one's cool

39. Renée __ Goldsberry of Girls5eva

40. Sushi seaweed

41. Biblical garden

44. 41-Down woman

45. Relating to sound

46. In a creepy way

47. Acid type built up during high-intensity exercise

49. Nickname for Canada's $2 coin

50. French friend

53. "Battlestar Galactica" actor Edward James ___

54. Like hand soap

55. Singing brother of Simon and Theodore

60. No. on a résumé

62. Airbnb alternative

63. ___-friendly

64. Opposite of paleo-

65. Sound of disapproval

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