The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word NOTEPADS
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result NOTEPADS
- Writers’ blocks
- Stationery for writers, engineers and poets
- Bed in flats, perhaps, yields 24 books
- Writers’ materials in no way record publicity
- Denial by unruly boys swallowing Dad’s tablets
- Diaries, not records, restrict publicity
- Record collectors pasted on fragments
- Places to keep records and money after apartment is secured
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "Writers’ materials/Writers’ materials" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case writers’ materials/writers’ materials = notepads.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does NOTEPADS mean?
NOTEPADS noun- A pad of paper, often bound, in which one jots down notes; a notebook.