| Some like it felt | 17 |
| Sheepcote | 9 |
| Quill, e.g. | 11 |
| Promotional freebie | 19 |
| Prison, informally | 18 |
| Popular White House souvenir | 28 |
| Pilot product | 13 |
| Part of it may be felt | 22 |
| Parker or Bic | 13 |
| Nerd-pack occupant | 18 |
| Mew | 3 |
| Memento from a bill-signing ceremony | 36 |
| Lady swan | 9 |
| It used to be light as a feather | 32 |
| Implement for John Hancock | 26 |
| Fountain ___ | 12 |
| Feather-and-ink successor | 25 |
| Endorser's need | 19 |
| Desk-set item | 13 |
| Correctional facility | 21 |
| Confident crossword solver's tool | 37 |
| Compose, in a way | 17 |
| Cob's companion | 19 |
| Check-writer's need | 23 |
| Cause of a pocket stain, perhaps | 32 |
| Calligrapher's item | 23 |
| Big house? | 10 |
| Bic | 3 |
| "The tongue of the mind": Cervantes | 45 |
| Word with play or pig | 21 |
| Word with cow or bull | 21 |
| Word with bull or fountain | 26 |
| Who "Guitar and ___" | 30 |
| Where you might find a long sentence? | 37 |
| What you might be doing this puzzle in | 38 |
| Waterman's fountain ___ | 27 |
| Warm-up spot, for short | 23 |
| Voltaire's weapon | 21 |
| Victor Hugo's weapon | 24 |
| Tool for a confident solver | 27 |
| Tom Paine's weapon | 22 |
| Thin Lizzy: "I put ___ to paper but I was frightened" | 63 |
| Take ___ in hand (write) | 24 |
| Take ___ in hand | 16 |
| Sword's surpasser | 21 |
| Sword's superior? | 21 |
| Sword's superior proverbially | 34 |
| Sword's rival | 17 |
| Sword's mightier rival | 26 |
| Sword's foe | 15 |
| Sword vanquisher, proverbially | 30 |
| Sword swallower? | 16 |
| Sword surpasser | 15 |
| Sword superior | 14 |
| Sword beater of adage | 21 |
| Swift's weapon | 18 |
| Swift weapon? | 13 |
| Stylograph's relative | 25 |
| Stylograph, e.g. | 16 |
| State or play | 13 |
| Sow's place | 15 |
| Something used by a standout sudoku solver | 42 |
| Some people don't care if its tip is felt | 45 |
| Some like it felt on the tip | 28 |
| Some folks are in it for life | 29 |
| Site of ink...or oink | 21 |
| Sing Sing, e.g. | 15 |
| Signing-ceremony souvenir | 25 |
| Signing aid | 11 |
| Signer's implement | 22 |
| Signature piece | 15 |
| Shoat shelter | 13 |
| Set down, in a way | 18 |
| Script writer | 13 |
| Rollerball ___ | 14 |
| Risky tool for sudoku solving | 29 |
| Rhetorical sword bester | 23 |
| Quill, sometimes | 16 |
| Quill, perhaps | 14 |
| Quill, once | 11 |
| Quill, for one | 14 |
| Quill once | 11 |
| Purchase from Parker | 20 |
| Promotional item, often | 23 |
| Prolific writer? | 16 |
| Prison, for short | 17 |
| Porker pad | 10 |
| Poison _____ | 12 |
| Pocket-protector item | 21 |
| Play or pig | 11 |
| Play or fountain | 16 |
| Play or bull | 12 |
| Play enclosure | 14 |
| Place to take stock? | 20 |
| Place to do a stretch | 21 |
| Place that's "up the river" | 41 |
| Place for play | 14 |
| Place for livestock | 19 |
| Place for inks or oinks | 23 |
| Pigsty, e.g. | 12 |