a waterford fountain pen is my favorite
the OLD classic bic click stick's rock (the kind in grade school you could make into missle launchers)
i bought 2 boxes when i heard they were stopping making them
i do crosswords in papermate felt tip pens, blue only, stands out against the black.
oh yeah i only use blue pens. i hate black pens, they look too...... i dont know, i just dont like them
for drawing i use a graphite 2B weight, or a mechanical pencil with the 1/8" graphite shafts (the kind you can sharpen)