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Other crossword clues for answer "NUBS"

NUBS
Pencils which are near death
Pencil scraps
Worn-down pencils
Worn-down points
Picayune pieces
Little lumps
Some are sticky at bakeries
Gists
Well-worn pencils
Central points
Emerging antlers
Kernels
Small lumps
Lumps
Small pieces
Used-up pencils
Well-used crayons
Remnants in a crayon box
Apt rhyme for stubs
Points
Cores
Much-sharpened pencils
Pencil remnants
Tiny remnants
Much-used pencils
Very short pencils
Protuberances.
Small lumps or pieces.
Knobs.
Points of stories.
Gists: Colloq.
Piths
Hearts
Central parts
Worn-down pencils, say
Barely usable pencils
What pencils can get worn down to
Heavily used pencils
Essences
Pencil remains
Stunted pencils
Worn-down crayons
Worn-down crayons, e.g.
Short pencils
Worn-down erasers
Main ideas
One-inch pencils, for example