| Desk set | 8 |
| Cross products | 14 |
| Cross creations | 15 |
| Confines, in a way | 18 |
| Calligraphy implements | 22 |
| Calligraphy aids | 16 |
| Bics | 4 |
| Bic products | 12 |
| Ballpoints, e.g. | 16 |
| Ball-point and fountain | 23 |
| Writing tools | 13 |
| Where some stock is held | 24 |
| What songwriters should always have on them | 43 |
| What confident crossword solvers use | 36 |
| Waterman products | 17 |
| Utensils for Poe | 16 |
| Tools for writers | 17 |
| Tools for some crossword solvers | 32 |
| Tools for confident crossword solvers | 37 |
| They're chained in banks | 28 |
| They used to come from wells | 28 |
| They used to be lowered into wells | 34 |
| They may click with writers | 27 |
| They may be pocketed or chained | 31 |
| They can be filled with inks or oinks | 37 |
| Swords' superiors? | 22 |
| Swords' superiors | 21 |
| Submarine docks | 15 |
| Stylographs | 11 |
| Students' needs | 19 |
| Stockyard enclosures | 20 |
| Sties, e.g. | 11 |
| State prisons, briefly | 22 |
| Sows' homes | 15 |
| Some swans | 10 |
| Some Matt Gaffney Crossword Contest prizes | 42 |
| Signature pieces? | 17 |
| Set on a desk | 13 |
| Rollerballs, e.g. | 17 |
| Presidential giveaways | 22 |
| Porkers' diggings | 21 |
| Porker homes | 12 |
| Porcine abodes | 14 |
| Pocket protector passengers | 27 |
| Pocket protector items | 22 |
| Pocket protector contents | 25 |
| Places for inks or oinks | 24 |
| Pigs' abodes | 16 |
| Parker array | 12 |
| Parker and Cross, for two | 25 |
| Paper mates | 11 |
| NHL team for short | 19 |
| Mighty weapons | 14 |
| Low-cost promotional handouts | 29 |
| Livestock enclosures | 20 |
| Items in pocket protectors | 26 |
| Inks, or clinks | 15 |
| Inks or clinks | 14 |
| Hutches | 7 |
| Hog hangouts | 12 |
| Highlighters, for instance | 26 |
| Highlighters, e.g. | 18 |
| Fountain and bull | 17 |
| Felt-tips, for example | 22 |
| Felt-tips, e.g. | 15 |
| Felt-tip items | 14 |
| Felt tips and ballpoints | 24 |
| Editor's supply | 19 |
| Crosses, e.g. | 13 |
| Cross stock | 11 |
| Coops | 5 |
| Contract-signing needs | 22 |
| Confining quarters | 18 |
| Confines, as sheep | 18 |
| Confident solvers' supply | 29 |
| Confident puzzlers' tools | 29 |
| Con stables? | 12 |
| Cobs' mates | 15 |
| Calligrapher's stock | 24 |
| Breast-pocket items | 19 |
| Brave crossword solver's tools | 34 |
| Bill-signing souvenirs | 22 |
| Bics, e.g. | 10 |
| Bic writers | 11 |
| Bic or Parker products | 22 |
| Barnyard enclosures | 19 |
| Bank chains hold them | 21 |
| Seriously thinking | 18 |
| Reflective | 10 |
| Musing | 6 |
| Derby winner: 1944 | 18 |
| Contemplative | 13 |
| Wistfully thoughtful | 20 |
| Quietly thinking | 16 |
| Musingly thoughtful | 19 |
| Derby winner after Count Fleet | 30 |
| Cooped (up) | 11 |
| Confined (with "up") | 30 |
| Bottled (up) | 12 |
| Locked (up) | 11 |