| BLACKBOARD | Surface for writing with chalk (10) |
| BUREAU | Traditional piece of furniture that combines a flat surface for writing with various drawers, cubbyholes and sometimes secret compartments (6) |
| DAVENPORT | In Britain, an ornamental writing desk with drawers and a sloping surface for writing, or in the US |
| INK | Colored fluid used for writing with a pen, marking with a rubber stamp |
| INKPOT | Vessel containing liquid for writing with (6) |
| IRRATIONAL | One writing with both feet on the ground is absurd (10) |
| STATEROOMS | Specify writing with a small animal in private cabins |
| CLEANSHEET | Fresh linen to start writing with? (5,5) |
| BOARD | General name for a black or white surface used with chalk or dry-wipe marker pens (5) |
| SOCK | Marking on a horse's fetlock sometimes whitened with chalk powder or purple shampoo for shows/events (4) |
| STUMPS | Tortillons used for softening hard edges or blending tones in works of art created with chalk, charcoal, Conte crayon, pastel or pencil; or, the end of a day's play in cricket (6) |
| RUBBING | An impression of bark, a coin, a metal plate or other inscribed or textured surface by the application of friction on paper laid over it with chalk, crayon, heelball or pencil (7) |
| ERASE | Do away with chalk |
| PERPETUALCHECK | Peer up with chalk, etc, resolved to draw on board |
| ONCUE | Tip with chalk here as expected (2,3) |
| CUES | Sticks maintained with chalk |
| HOPSCOTCH | Sidewalk game with chalk |
| SLATE | Something to write on with chalk |
| POOLCUES | Game sticks that are treated with chalk |
| BOARDS | Surfaces in various forms upon which to play chess, draughts or ludo, surf waves, ride snow, write upon with chalk or "tread" on a stage (6) |
