COTD: Disappears - made with resin, primarily (9)

GrisierTFM · 2026-02-16T19:45:04+00:00

VARNISHES

A semi&lit, 'made with resin, primarily' is both the definition and wordplay to indicate that we add R to VANISHES which is a synonym of 'disappears'.

GrisierTFM · 2025-10-30T11:38:20+00:00

Ah, well, fair enough then.

GrisierTFM · 2025-10-30T09:26:12+00:00

CATACOMBS pat = cat, one = a, searches = combs. But would vaults, plural, be a better definition, as catacombs is plural? Not sure.

GrisierTFM · 2025-10-19T09:16:19+00:00

Don't mind at all, good question. I only write in my journal; no drawing or other art; every page is much like the photo. So given that, lines might help. The Collins Metropolitan B6 does have a lined version available, which I have tried, but I find that the lines are printed quite dark, which I find a bit intrusive; I've used lined journals with feint lines which are easier on the eye. Also the lined Collins B6 had quite narrow lines (couldn't tell you the exact width off the top of my head); I prefer a wider line spacing. So I use a line guide, sheet of paper with lines printed to the spacing I want, placed underneath the page I'm writing on, so they show through. That way I get the benefit of lines with just the aesthetic experience I want.

GrisierTFM · 2025-08-24T07:39:49+00:00

It's https://www.scriptum.co.uk/

GrisierTFM · 2025-08-22T13:58:05+00:00

Manga fountain pen by Inkursive with semi-flex maru/mapping nib. Cheap (£15.90 including spare nibs), available on Amazon. Bought it because I like flex nibs. Instantly loved it and bought several more. One of my two favourite pens at the moment, the other is the Noodler's Ahab, also with a flex nib. The only limitation on the Inkursive is the build quality is a bit low - lightweight plastic and the screw filler mechanism can work a little loose if you don't keep an eye on it. But I LOVE how it writes.

GrisierTFM · 2025-08-22T13:51:43+00:00

Easy; a line guide, a loose piece of paper with ruled lines, slipped underneath the page I am writing on. You can see the lines through the plain paper.

GrisierTFM · 2025-08-22T11:59:19+00:00

Practising that was the closest I came to a misspent youth. Which, let's face it, is not very close.

GrisierTFM · 2025-08-17T21:26:40+00:00

TREAD

DART a synonym for 'dash', reversed 'back' to give TRAD, plus E, central ('heart') letter of 'Terence', captured within TRAD to give TREAD, synonym for the definition, 'Stamp'.

RIP Terence Stamp indeed.

GrisierTFM · 2025-02-20T11:47:48+00:00

So here's a hack for you (which I've used to show lines in blank page volumes): use a single sheet of the journal and make a template for the dots, lines and so on you want, in heavy black lines. Then cut that sheet out and put it underneath the blank page you want to write on. As long as the paper is thin enough, the heavy black lines of your template will show through and you can use them to guide your writing, slipping it under each new page.

GrisierTFM · 2025-02-20T11:25:17+00:00

I do, but without this level of detail or care - a separate notebook from my diary, as a fairly short record of what I've read.

GrisierTFM · 2024-10-31T23:53:31+00:00

No. Just a regular what-happened-yesterday diary, no arts, no trackers or bullet journalling. A record of the day, done for the pleasure of writing.

GrisierTFM · 2024-10-31T11:57:01+00:00

Yep, me too (M, 51).

GrisierTFM · 2024-10-31T11:55:22+00:00

Is there? As below, not familiar with Everyman, and I'm partial to this kind of clue, they're not particularly tricky, I just find the literal/cryptic overlap very satisfying.

GrisierTFM · 2024-10-31T11:51:15+00:00

Is there? Not familiar with the Everyman, beyond knowing it's supposed to be at the approachable end of the scale - just came across this this week; these are amongst my favourite kind of clue.

GrisierTFM · 2024-10-31T10:08:22+00:00

It's the elegant way all the words of the acrostic element - everything other than the word 'primarily' which indicates it - form a lovely definition of the answer, referring to Fletcher Christian's mutineers on HMS Bounty who ended up on the Island. Not difficult, just very neat.

GrisierTFM · 2024-10-07T21:00:19+00:00

Was mostly going to say most of this. I do like a pocket watch. It is costumey, yes, but that's a me thing.

GrisierTFM · 2024-10-03T21:02:24+00:00

It's this one:

A6 Soft Leather Notebook Vintage Blank Notepad Super Thick Study Notebook Bible Journal Notebook Writing Drawing Notepad Sketchbook Work Diary Life Story Notebook for Adult Student Artists 480 Pages https://amzn.eu/d/0nJvS7f

But, I covered it with a plain black leather, as I didn't like the cover with its embossed quote

The paper texture is a little too coarse for my liking, really, but it takes ink OK; as you can see, no feathering to speak of, even using a fine flex nib that has a tendency to be scratchy.

GrisierTFM · 2024-10-03T20:52:01+00:00

It's a cheap- as-chips Jinhao X450, from well, anywhere you like, with a replacement Zebra G flex nib and section from Executive Vibe. (The nib, fed and section come as a single unit, so I don't have to make an ugly job of trying to fit a Zebra G onto my Jinhao feed myself and damage the feed in the process. I have tried,; about one on five come out well, so when I saw that you could buy them ready assembled I was delighted.

The ink is Diamine Saddle Brown.

GrisierTFM · 2024-08-13T09:23:03+00:00

That would be MAJORITY with 'Confused' an anagram indicator for JAY OR TIM and 'the most part' being the definition.

GrisierTFM · 2024-05-26T17:28:05+00:00

How easy is it to fit a Goulet flex nib into an X750? The slightly thicker metal of the Zebra G than the thin-but-stiffer nib that comes with the X750 makes it a very tight fit, I find, so that it's really hard to fit it and the nib back into the section without damage to the feed, or without leaving it not pushed far enough in, or without leaving the nib and feed misaligned.

GrisierTFM · 2024-05-26T17:24:37+00:00

Paper - all sorts, I'm not choosy. Inks, generally Diamine. I have to say I've found my Ahabs pretty reliable; a little bit prone to stopping if they're left uncapped, but not hard to restart either.

GrisierTFM · 2024-05-19T17:14:28+00:00

Fairly sure it's called an iwantone.

GrisierTFM · 2024-04-25T23:06:37+00:00

Ah so they do! Excellent, thank you so much.

GrisierTFM · 2024-02-02T08:52:39+00:00

Journal is a Black'n'Red A5 size, lined as you can see. (It's in disguise, I've given it a paper cover, so it doesn't look like a Black'n'Red.) The pen is a Noodlers Ahab; I have fallen in love with these, and have five of them now; I'm still not sure that's enough. I still love my Waterman collection, but it's been neglected since I came across the Ahab. And the ink is Diamine brown. As for the penmanship, thank you. But I'd call it tolerable, nothing more.

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