Fix a manuscript

The answer

EDIT

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EDIT answer page.

Used 7 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2014; first recorded in 2008. It appears in 2 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 collection link to their own answer page.

• EMEND (3 uses in xd)

Other clues for EDIT

Every other clue in this collection answered by EDIT, most used first.

• Revise - used 173 times, most recently in 2026
• Blue-pencil - used 151 times, most recently in 2025
• Prepare for publication - used 131 times, most recently in 2026
• Redact - used 108 times, most recently in 2026
• Cut and paste - used 71 times, most recently in 2026
• Tend texts - used 63 times, most recently in 2026
• Make revisions to - used 55 times, most recently in 2026
• Polish prose - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
• Modify - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
• Correct copy - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
• Fix text - used 30 times, most recently in 2025
• Work on copy - used 30 times, most recently in 2022
• Fix copy - used 28 times, most recently in 2025
• Make changes to - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
• Prepare copy - used 26 times, most recently in 2009
• Make a long story short? - used 25 times, most recently in 2025
• Polish language - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• Cut and splice - used 24 times, most recently in 2016
• Work on proofs - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Do newspaper work - used 20 times, most recently in 2018
• Rewrite, maybe - used 20 times, most recently in 2015
• Work in the cutting room - used 20 times, most recently in 2020
• Get to work on Time? - used 19 times, most recently in 2019
• Revise for publication - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Word processor menu heading - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Emend - used 18 times, most recently in 2022
• Ready for publication - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Work on galleys - used 17 times, most recently in 2014
• Prepare for print - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
• Cut and paste, say - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Polish writing - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• Revise writing - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Cut and paste, e.g. - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
• Make changes to, as a manuscript - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Make revisions - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Rewrite - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Use a blue pencil - used 14 times, most recently in 2003
• Clean up, in a way - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Do magazine work - used 13 times, most recently in 2022
• Revise text - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Touch up - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Do copy work - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Touch up, as text - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Check copy - used 11 times, most recently in 2006
• Correct a manuscript - used 11 times, most recently in 2020
• Make tweaks to - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Wield a blue pencil - used 11 times, most recently in 2019
• Abridge - used 10 times, most recently in 2017
• Change copy - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Fix a story - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Prep for publication - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Revise copy - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Tweak - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Tweak, as text - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Abridge, perhaps - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
• Chop copy - used 9 times, most recently in 2007
• Computer menu option - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• Cut, maybe - used 9 times, most recently in 2018
• Make the cut? - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• Modify, as a manuscript - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Perfect prose - used 9 times, most recently in 2017
• Prepare to publish - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Read copy. - used 9 times, most recently in 1975
• Ready for print - used 9 times, most recently in 2019
• Change - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Polish a manuscript - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Revise, as text - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• What diaskeuasts do - used 8 times, most recently in 1989
• Work on a manuscript - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
• Work on manuscripts - used 8 times, most recently in 2001
• Better copy - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
• Correct text - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
• Do newsroom work - used 7 times, most recently in 1976
• Emulate Perry White - used 7 times, most recently in 2008
• Improve, as a manuscript - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
• Make spelling corrections to, say - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Make the copy right - used 7 times, most recently in 1993
• Menu next to File - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Polish for publication - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Polish, in a way - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
• Refine, as a manuscript - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Revise a manuscript - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Trim to fit, perhaps - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• Change for the better - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Clean up - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• Correct - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• Do galley work - used 6 times, most recently in 2006
• Do paper work - used 6 times, most recently in 2011
• Polish - used 6 times, most recently in 2006
• Revise, as a manuscript - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Revise, as an article - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Revise for print - used 6 times, most recently in 2007
• Rework - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Shorten a sentence, say - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Splice film - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• Trim the copy - used 6 times, most recently in 2007
• Trim to fit - used 6 times, most recently in 2010
• Work on movie clips - used 6 times, most recently in 2014

Related clues

Clues in this collection 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.

• Fix - MEND, used 81 times
• Fix up - REDO, used 58 times
• Fix over. - REDO, used 46 times
• Fix - SPAY, used 40 times
• Fix, in a way - SPAY, used 38 times
• Manuscript encl. - SASE, used 36 times

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