Wield a blue pencil

The answer

EDIT

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

Used 11 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2019; first recorded in 1951. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

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
• 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
• Fix a manuscript - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• 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

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• Greenish blue - TEAL, used 130 times
• Blue dye - ANIL, used 116 times
• Greenish-blue - AQUA, used 111 times
• Morales of "NYPD Blue" - ESAI, used 104 times
• Blue hue - TEAL, used 81 times

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