Blue-pencil
The crossword clue "Blue-pencil" is answered by EDIT, a 4-letter entry. Used 151 times across 57 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1931. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
EDIT
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EDIT answer page.
Used 151 times across 57 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1931. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this pilot link to their own answer page.
- EMEND (5 uses in xd)
- REDACT (4 uses in xd)
- DELE (2 uses in xd)
- ALTER (1 uses in xd)
- DELETE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for EDIT
Every other clue in this pilot answered by EDIT, most used first.
- Revise - used 173 times, most recently in 2026
- Prepare for publication - used 131 times, most recently in 2026
- Redact - used 108 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Pilot clues of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Blue dye - ANIL, used 116 times
- Morales of "NYPD Blue" - ESAI, used 104 times
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