Calligraphy Crossword Solutions

Thanks for giving the calligraphy crossword a try! You’ll find the solutions below and, in some cases, additional information.

Across

7. Pen made from a feather – QUILL
8. The finest line that can be written – HAIRLINE
11. The two spikes on the end of a nib – TINE
13. Vegetable you can use to clean new nibs – POTATO (Learn more in this blog post.)
14. Natural brown ink used for centuries – WALNUT (Learn more in this blog post.)
15. “The pen is mightier than the ________.” – SWORD
17. Name for “&” – AMPERSAND
18. Use this to get rid of pencil lines – ERASER
19. Art of beautiful writing – CALLIGRAPHY
20. Opaque water-based paint that you can use to write – GOUACHE (Learn more in this blog post.)
21. Tip of a pen – NIB

Down

1. Exercises to improve dip pen calligraphy – DRILLS (You can find calligraphy + brush pen drills here.)
2. Stroke created from bottom to top – UPSTROKE
3. Makes white erasable lines on dark paper – SOAPSTONE
4. Controls stroke width – PRESSURE
5. ,?!”. – PUNCTUATION
6. A-Z – ALPHABET
9. The main factor in improvement – PRACTICE
10. German nib brand – BRAUSE
12. Black ink that shares its name with a country – INDIA
15. Line created by a pen – STROKE
16. Calligraphy pen with a flange – OBLIQUE