| TIPS | Pointed ends of pencils; or, extremities of fingers (4) |
| STUBS | Unusable ends of pencils or of cigarettes? |
| LEAD | Preceder of pencil or poisoning |
| FROLIC | Cavort, overturning part of pencil or fountain-pen (6) |
| BIPOLAR | Relating to two poles or extremities (7) |
| CUSP | Either of the two pointed ends of a crescent moon (4) |
| NIBS | Pointed ends of pens |
| ROLL | Strip of fabric or leather with pockets and pouches for tools, pens/pencils or sewing items (4) |
| CASE | Cover of a hardback book; a holder for pencils; or, a box containing 12 bottles of wine (4) |
| APEX | The top, tip, peak or pointed end of anything (4) |
| STUB | An old worn horseshoe nail; the truncated remnant of a candle or pencil; or, the counterfoil of a cheque, receipt or ticket (4) |
| PRONG | Each of the pointed ends of a fork (5) |
| TRENCHANT | Pointed ends of tubular charm (9) |
| ROLLS | Buns; furled cylinders of cake, carpet, cloth, newspaper, parchment etc; strips of material with pockets for paintbrushes, pencils or tools; lists of names; trills; or, throws of dice (5) |
| CRAYONISTS | Term for artists or scratchboarders who colour in, draw or illustrate with contes, pastels or other pencils or sticks of chalk, pipeclay or wax (10) |
| ERASERS | Rubbery ends of pencils |
| POINTS | Ends of pencils |
| SPEARHEADS | Pointed ends of weapons |
| STROKES | Flourishes or marks made by paintbrushes, pencils or pens; or, the rhythm-setting oars/rowers seated nearest to the sterns of shells (7) |
| RUBBING | An impression of a coin, leaf or other raised surface made by means of frottage with a crayon or pencil; or, the application of friction generally (7) |
