The Clue
Indites (4 letter answer)
The Answer
PENS
Tags
Notes
The answer PENS is seen frequently, appearing about once every 140 puzzles.
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Authors
Ballpoints
Composes
Coops
Corrals
Corresponds with
Enclosures
Scribes
Slammers
Sties
Stylographs
Writes
Ballpoints, e.g.
Bics, e.g.
Confines, as sheep
Cross products
Cross stock
Desk set
Female swans
Pigs' abodes
Porkers' diggings
Puts in writing
Set on a desk
Sharpies, e.g.
Stationer's supply
Stockyard units
Students' needs
Writes indelibly
Zoo sights
Bic or Parker products
Breast-pocket items
Confident puzzlers' tools
Confident solvers' supply
Cross and Parker products
Felt-tips, e.g.
They may be felt
They used to come from wells
Definition
PEN as a noun:
1. a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
2. an enclosure for confining livestock
3. (playpen, pen) = a portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play
4. (penitentiary, pen) = a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes
5. female swan
PEN as a verb:
1. (write, compose, pen, indite) = produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels"