Prepare for publication
The crossword clue "Prepare for publication" is answered by EDIT, a 4-letter entry. Used 131 times across 38 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1958. It appears in 21 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 131 times across 38 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1958. It appears in 21 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.
- COPYEDIT (1 uses in xd)
- REDACT (1 uses in xd)
- TYPESET (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
- Blue-pencil - used 151 times, most recently in 2025
- 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.
- For fear that - LEST, used 503 times
- Change for a five - ONES, used 272 times
- "What's ___ for me?" - INIT, used 264 times
- Shrek, for one - OGRE, used 244 times
- Ready for business - OPEN, used 184 times
- Look for - SEEK, used 172 times
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