| OSMIUM | A hard alloy of this metal and iridium has been used for tips of fountain pens and phonograph needles. English chemist Smithson Tennant discovered the element together with iridium in the residues of |
| NIBS | Writing points of fountain pens and quills; or, shelled, roasted and crushed coffee, cacao or cocoa beans (4) |
| STEELY | Hard alloy of iron and carbon finally ready (6) |
| STEEL | The way a swimmer produces a hard alloy (5) |
| POINTS | Called for tip of pencil to get sharpened (6) |
| PASSE | Like leisure suits and phonographs |
| STYLUS | Implement for engraving and tracing; device used for writing braille by hand; or, a phonograph needle (6) |
| BARREL | A coopered vessel with wooden staves and metal hoops; a horse's belly; a feather's quill; a fountain pen's tubular body; or, a great deal of something, such as fun or laughs (6) |
| COBALT | This element has the chemical symbol Co. A relatively large percentage of the world's production of this metal goes into magnetic alloys such as the Alnicos for permanent magnets. |
| WIND | ____ power in the form of windmills has been used for centuries for such tasks as grinding grain and pumping water (4) |
| PORTLANDSTONE | Form of sedimentary rock quarried in Dorset that has been used for buildings including St Paul's Cathedral and Buckingham Palace (8,5) |
| RESERVOIR | Artificial or natural lake used as a community water supply; or, an internal part of some fountain pens for ink (9) |
| BRONZE | Hard alloy consisting primarily of copper and a smaller proportion of tin (6) |
| PLATINA | Alloy of platinum and other metals, including osmium and iridium (7) |
| VULCANITE | Hard rubber used for pipe stems and fountain pens (9) |
| THEWEDDINGFEAST | Name that has been used for both of two consecutive parables in Luke 14 |
| AGES | How sage has been used for a long time (4) |
| STUB | Type of fountain pen nib producing thick and thin strokes |
| ROSEWOOD | What has been used for furniture came up near the forest (8) |
| SKEP | Domed, wicker beehive which has been used for around 2000 years (4) |
