The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word PENCILS which also is the latest solution we found used in Newsday in 2012.
They may be mechanical crossword clue answers
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| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PENCILS | 100 % | 7 |
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Crossword Answer definitions
PENCILS noun- A paintbrush.
- A writing utensil with a graphite (commonly referred to as lead) shaft, usually blended with clay, clad in wood, and sharpened to a taper.
- An aggregate or collection of rays of light, especially when diverging from, or converging to, a point.
- A family of geometric objects with a common property, such as the set of lines that pass through a given point in a projective plane.
- A small medicated bougie.
- To write (something) using a pencil.
- To mark with, or as if with, a pencil.
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