(4/6) "Next, you try the ___ (writing tool) from your stationery box, but the blunt lead tip just breaks off!" Crossword Clue

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(4/6) "Next, you try the ___ (writing tool) from your stationery box, but the blunt lead tip just breaks off!" Crossword Answer

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(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
(verb)
1. write, draw, or trace with a pencil

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

STATIONERY (noun)
1. paper cut to an appropriate size for writing letters; usually with matching envelopes
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

More Daily Themed Crossword (8/10/2025) Answers

Across

1. Mother, affectionately

4. Pig's home

7. "Four score and seven years ___..."

10. Prayer-ending word

12. "I ___ you one" (expression of gratitude)

13. Generation ___ (disconnect between generations)

14. Prefix meaning "half," used with "circle"

15. Green pellet in a pod

16. "The sun ___ in the west"

17. (1/6) "The bus is almost here, but the shoelace had a plot ... It coiled up real tight and turned into a ___!"

18. ___ Clapton, singer of "Layla"

20. Egyptian canal to the Red Sea

23. (2/6) "You dig in with your ___ (manicure targets), but the lace just gets tangled even more!"

27. Decorative flourish on a gift

30. Mardi Gras day, for short

31. Frog’s “hello”

32. Bill and ___ (kiss and talk quietly)

33. Go astray

34. Reagan's "Star Wars" program: Abbr.

35. (3/6) "You try the wooden sticks you ate your ___ suey with but they're way too clunky for this delicate task ..."

37. Brother or sister, for short

40. In need of medication

43. Diamond or emerald, e.g.

48. (5/6) "Running out of options, you grab a ___ (sharp sewing tool) but it fails to untie the tangled spot."

52. Suffix for "Taiwan" or "Japan"

53. "Hold the ___" (sandwich request, maybe)

55. Flowerpot filler

56. Road's paint?

57. Actor ___ Epps of "House" fame

58. Male children

59. Video counterpart, for short

60. Imitate someone

61. Ocean ova

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Down

1. Surgeon's nose and mouth cover

2. Black cat, to some

3. Office note, for short

4. ___ up (absorb)

5. (6/6) "At last, you grab the ___ (small pinching tool) from the toiletry kit. It grips, pulls, and unties the laced misery!"

6. Twelve months make one

7. Golden ___ (period)

8. "Get" in the old days

9. Covert ___ (secret missions, for short)

11. Little lice or other parasites

16. Mark of a deep cut

19. "Monsters, ___." (2001 Pixar film)

21. Sport ___ (all-purpose vehicle for short)

22. Denmark's continent, for short

24. IPhone enabling software

25. Scottish boy

26. Go downhill at Aspen

27. Discreet email add-on: Abbr.

28. "___-la-la"

29. Try to win over someone

36. Paparazzi's shot, briefly

38. Pay no attention to

39. Nectar collector

41. Prom ride, for short

42. Alpaca-like animal from the Andes

44. ___ hall (soldiers' canteen)

45. Anti-leather group: Abbr.

46. Jacob's brother, biblically

47. Geeky guy

49. Squeaker in a horror movie?

50. Type of floor covering, for short

51. "Do you need anything ___?"

54. Irritating talk

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