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Turns idly, as a pencil

Last seen in LA Times Daily Crossword June 27, 2020 Answers

Looking for the answer to the crossword clue "Turns idly, as a pencil"? This clue appeared in the LA Times Daily Crossword puzzle on June 27, 2020. After searching through our extensive database of crossword solutions, we found 124 potential answers for this clue. The top-ranked answer is TWIDDLES (8 letters) with a 99% confidence rating based on how frequently it appears across published crosswords.

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124 Other Potential Answers

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TWIDDLES
Turns idly, as a pencil
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 27, 2020
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TOOKTHELEAD
Swiped refills for a mechanical pencil?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 20, 2026
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GYRATES
Takes turns?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 6, 2026
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REEDIT
Bring out the blue pencil again
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 25, 2026
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CHICANES
Sequences of tight turns on racecourses
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 23, 2026
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LOITER
Stand idly
Universal Crossword · Apr 7, 2026
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MARE
Filly, after it turns four
Universal Crossword · Feb 27, 2026
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LOSESSLEEP
Tosses and turns
Universal Crossword · Feb 25, 2026
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ORALS
Tests requiring no pencil
Universal Crossword · Feb 5, 2026
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STEAMEDCRAB
Seafood dish that turns from blue to orange during preparation
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 23, 2026
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ERASED
Used the pink part of a pencil
Universal Crossword · Jan 13, 2026
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USA
Country that turns 250 years old in 2026: Abbr.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 7, 2025
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NUB
Last bit of a pencil
Universal Crossword · Nov 28, 2025
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PAGE
Something a reader turns
Universal Crossword · Nov 24, 2025
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ROTISSERIE
One that takes turns making dinner?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 10, 2025
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MAZECLASSES
*Courses full of twists and turns?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 19, 2025
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MOVES
Chess turns
Universal Crossword · Oct 11, 2025
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CASE
Word with "pencil" or "pillow"
Universal Crossword · Sep 10, 2025
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STUB
Well-used pencil
Universal Crossword · Aug 7, 2025
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ARC
Shape made with a pencil and string
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 16, 2025
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ERASER
Soft end of a pencil
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 23, 2025
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ACTS
Doesn't sit by idly
Universal Crossword · Apr 6, 2025
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ACID
What turns blue litmus paper red
Universal Crossword · Mar 30, 2025
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HAIRPINS
Very sharp turns
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Mar 27, 2025
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ERASERS
Pink pencil parts
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 27, 2025
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SCORECARD
Ballpark buy that may come with a free pencil
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 25, 2025
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ROTATE
Take turns
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 19, 2025
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LEFTS
Some turns
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 19, 2025
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NESS
Suffix that turns adjectives into nouns
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 19, 2025
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TIC
Start of a pencil game
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 15, 2025
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BROW
You might pencil it in!
Universal Crossword · Jan 7, 2025
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FIDDLEAWAY
Pass idly
Universal Crossword · Dec 29, 2024
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SPIN
Take turns
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Dec 12, 2024
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FALLENHERO
Protagonist who turns villainous
Universal Crossword · Dec 8, 2024
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ESSES
Snaky turns
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 24, 2024
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AXELS
Skating jumps with 1½ air turns
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 13, 2024
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ERASE
Use the back end of a pencil
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 2, 2024
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DOWNTIME
Period to cuddle pets and browse social media idly
Universal Crossword · Jul 20, 2024
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PUN
Joke like "There's no point to a broken pencil"
Universal Crossword · Jul 15, 2024
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PLOTTWISTS
Shocking turns of events
Universal Crossword · May 26, 2024
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SPINS
Takes turns?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 7, 2024
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ERASES
Uses the pink part of a pencil
Universal Crossword · Feb 29, 2024
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DEUCE
What turns 19 into 21?
Universal Crossword · Feb 25, 2024
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SPUN
Took turns
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Jan 26, 2024
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ROAD
Thing that may have twists and turns
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 25, 2024
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GABS
Chatters idly
Premier Sunday Crossword · Dec 31, 2023
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TWISTY
Full of turns
Universal Crossword · Dec 18, 2023
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SCHMOOZE
Chat idly
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Dec 13, 2023
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TAKE
Word before "sides" or "turns"
Universal Crossword · Oct 25, 2023
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ZAGS
Some sharp turns
Premier Sunday Crossword · Oct 22, 2023
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PLAYTEST
Take turns before everyone else?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 21, 2023
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SHADEIN
Darken with a pencil
Universal Crossword · Oct 9, 2023
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STEER
Take turns?
Universal Crossword · Aug 11, 2023
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OWLS
Birds capable of 270° head turns
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 11, 2023
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PARKOUR
Sport that turns everyday objects into an obstacle course
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 9, 2023
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SNOWLEOPARD
*Endangered cat that turns white in winter
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 27, 2022
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ALKALI
Compound that turns litmus blue
Universal Crossword · Sep 17, 2022
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SWAPS
Scoreless Scrabble turns
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 15, 2022
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DRESSDESIGNER
Medical pro who engineers hairpin turns?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 22, 2022
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STRUM
Play idly, as a guitar
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 11, 2022
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CRAYON
Stick whose box might have a built-in pencil sharpener
Universal Crossword · Jul 6, 2022
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MINIGAMES
Quick contests between turns in Mario Party
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 25, 2022
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LANG
Scott who turns into Ant-Man
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 24, 2022
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ROTATED
Took turns
Thomas Joseph Crossword · May 17, 2022
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OUZO
Liqueur that water turns cloudy
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 13, 2022
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ZIGS
Sharp turns
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 27, 2022
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ANO
What turns pets into poets?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 29, 2021
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LOAFS
Lounges idly
Premier Sunday Crossword · Dec 19, 2021
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KNOB
What turns on a radio?
Universal Crossword · Oct 12, 2021
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HOMINGVASE
*Urn that self-returns?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 24, 2026
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BANG
Complete rapidly, with "out"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 19, 2026
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PATTERED
Spoke rapidly
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 31, 2026
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NUBS
Much-used pencils
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 9, 2026
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IRS
Org. with a big returns department
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 1, 2026
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SKIMS
Reads rapidly
Universal Crossword · Feb 23, 2026
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SATURDAY
*Solidly built
Universal Crossword · Jan 27, 2026
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YIELDS
Investors' returns
Universal Crossword · Jan 22, 2026
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VENTS
Air returns
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 17, 2026
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BICS
Some mechanical pencils
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 25, 2025
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BADKARMA
Many unhappy returns?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 8, 2025
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COMESFULLCIRCLE
Returns to the beginning, as suggested by the phonetic formula found at the starts of 17-, 37-, and 42-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 19, 2025
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FALSE
Like some starts and returns
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 13, 2025
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GAWP
Stare stupidly, to a Brit
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 7, 2025
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AUDIT
Check of tax returns
Universal Crossword · May 25, 2025
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EFILE
Submit returns online
Universal Crossword · May 1, 2025
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DREW
Used colored pencils, say
Universal Crossword · Apr 21, 2025
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TBH
"Candidly," in textspeak
Universal Crossword · Apr 6, 2025
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ATEUP
Enjoyed avidly
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Mar 7, 2025
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APPLETURNOVER
Fiona's rapidly changing backup band?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 26, 2024
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SURGED
Increased rapidly
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 8, 2024
1%
CPAS
Pros at filing returns
Universal Crossword · Aug 22, 2024
1%
VIRAL
Spreading rapidly, say
Universal Crossword · Jul 26, 2024
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ZIPS
Moves rapidly
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Jul 23, 2024
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ASIS
"No returns"
Universal Crossword · Mar 4, 2024
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SNOWBALLS
Grows rapidly
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Jan 13, 2024
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FUSTY
Rigidly old-fashioned
Premier Sunday Crossword · Jan 7, 2024
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CPA
Pro concerned with returns
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 23, 2023
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SPEEDALONG
Proceed rapidly
Universal Crossword · Dec 16, 2023
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LEAD
What graphite replaced in pencils
Universal Crossword · Nov 14, 2023
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PURITANICAL
Rigidly moral
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 8, 2023
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ARTSET
Kit with paints, markers, colored pencils, etc.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 8, 2023
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GAPES
Stares stupidly
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Oct 4, 2023
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PANT
Breathe rapidly
Universal Crossword · Sep 1, 2023
1%
ANNUAL
Like income tax returns
Universal Crossword · May 17, 2023
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GAWK
Stare stupidly
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · May 10, 2023
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PRIMLY
In a rigidly formal way
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 7, 2023
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EFILES
Submits tax returns online
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 1, 2023
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RANAFTER
Pursued rapidly
Universal Crossword · Apr 24, 2023
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ARAL
Rapidly drying Asian sea
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 6, 2023
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LURID
Vividly sensational
Universal Crossword · Mar 29, 2023
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UPSETS
Overturns
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Mar 23, 2023
1%
APACE
Rapidly
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 6, 2023
1%
TOPSY
Meryl's "Mary Poppins Returns" role
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 24, 2022
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EFILED
Submitted tax returns online
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 21, 2022
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SHOTUP
Grew rapidly
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Nov 5, 2022
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SCAN
Rapidly read over
Universal Crossword · Oct 13, 2022
1%
GAPE
Stare stupidly
Premier Sunday Crossword · Sep 11, 2022
1%
WHIRL
Spin rapidly
Universal Crossword · Sep 2, 2022
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URLS
Bing returns
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 2, 2022
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RUNAT
Move rapidly toward
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 21, 2022
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REVERSES
Overturns
Premier Sunday Crossword · Apr 24, 2022
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JABBER
Talk rapidly
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Mar 22, 2022
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SSN
ID on many returns
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 27, 2022
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LAW
__ of diminishing returns
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 5, 2021

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How many possible solutions does "Turns idly, as a pencil" have?
We found 1 exact solution and 124 total potential answers including similar clues. The most likely answer is TWIDDLES (8 letters).
What is the best answer for "Turns idly, as a pencil"?
The best answer for "Turns idly, as a pencil" is TWIDDLES with 8 letters. This answer has a 99% confidence rating based on our database of crossword solutions.
Where has "Turns idly, as a pencil" been used as a crossword clue?
This clue has appeared 1 time in our database. It has been featured in LA Times Daily Crossword. It was last seen in the LA Times Daily Crossword on June 27, 2020.
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