Writing tool that requires ink — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the February 13 2026 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
PEN
3 letters
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Where this clue appears
February 13 2026
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword February 13 2026
PEN
___ testing, cyber security process of using hacking methods to assess how secure the data is, for short
PEN
3
Kind of pal?
PEN
3
Montblanc product
PEN
3
Letter-writing tool
PEN
3
Writer's tool
PEN
3
Writer's tool
PEN
3
What may be filled with ink or oink?
PEN
3
Contract-signing need
PEN
3
Purchase from Parker?
PEN
3
Word after "pig" or "bull"
PEN
3
You find a ___ (writing tool)! You test it on the back of the menu. It does not work. You put it back in the drawer.
PEN
3
Grader's tool
PEN
3
Crust formed on a healing wound
SCAB
4
Letters on a sunscreen bottle
SPF
3
"Diamonds ___ Forever" (Sean Connery's Bond film)
ARE
3
___ hoop (fun exercise tool)
HULA
4
"Fit ___ tee" (fit precisely): 2 wds.
TOA
3
Doorstep welcomer
MAT
3
"___ for business" (store sign)
OPEN
4
Hotel offering
ROOM
4
___ the Hedgehog (Sega's speedy video game character)
SONIC
5
___ leaf, colorful leaf famously known as Canada's national symbol, that also symbolizes sweet, gentle love in East Asian cultures
MAPLE
5
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