| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| NIB | Pen point | |
| BIRO | Hungarian inventor of the ball-point pen | |
| IRIDIZE | To point or tip with iridium, as a gold pen. | |
| DOT | A small point or spot, made with a pen or other pointed instrument; a speck, or small mark. | |
| QUILL | A pen for writing made by sharpening and splitting the point or nib of the stock of a feather; as, history is the proper subject of his quill. | |