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Forgotten Tools of Ancient Writing is a medium crossword puzzle with 17 clues covering . Play it online for free below, or create your own crossword with our free crossword maker.

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Forgotten Tools of Ancient Writing
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  • 1. Material found in pencils, once considered rare
  • 2. Colored waxy writing implement popular since the 19th century
  • 3. Used in East Asian calligraphy to apply ink to paper
  • 4. Ancient strap used to carry writing materials; symbolically connected to scripts
  • 5. A reed pen favored in ancient Roman scribes’ work
  • 7. Feather-based writing tool used in medieval manuscripts
  • 8. Pen made from a hollow plant stem for ink writing
  • 11. Instrument or technique to draw precise lines on paper
  • 13. Wedge-shaped stylus tip used to make cuneiform inscriptions
  • 14. A name for a tool used to engrave or incise writing surfaces
  • 16. Stone sometimes used to create marks or inscribe surfaces
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  • 6. Ancient Egyptian writing material also used as a tool's substrate
  • 9. Pen shaped like a stylus, used for metallic tablets
  • 10. Early pen dipped into ink for writing
  • 12. A vintage mechanical pencil brand, representative of old devices
  • 15. A lead writing instrument used before the pencil
  • 17. Pointed tool used to inscribe on clay or wax tablets
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