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Timeless Tools of Ink and Quill
Moderate difficulty suitable for most players
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Across
  • 1. Natural source of tannin used historically to make iron ink
  • 2. Used to close letters and authenticate documents before adhesives
  • 3. An archaic term for someone who wrote documents by hand
  • 6. Lead or metal stylus used in ancient times for marking pages
  • 7. Source material for crafting traditional quill pens
  • 9. Writing tool repeatedly dipped into ink before the fountain pen
  • 11. An early pen carved from a hollow plant stem
  • 13. A slender pointed instrument used for writing on wax tablets
  • 14. A feather sharpened as a pen in medieval times
  • 16. Flexible tool used historically for calligraphy and scroll writing
  • 18. Colored wax stick for drawing, once used for writing drafts
Down
  • 4. Container for holding ink, common on desks before bottles
  • 5. Small blade used to sharpen quills or scrap mistakes from parchment
  • 8. An early form of pencil used before graphite became popular
  • 10. Tool used to remove errors from parchment or vellum
  • 12. Ancient writing material made from a river plant
  • 15. Small flat piece of clay or wax used for handwritten records
  • 17. Fine powder used to dry ink on paper to prevent smudging

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