Editor's "take it out" Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Editor's "take it out" . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DELE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DELE Editor's "take it out" (4)
90% COMIC Taking the ---s out of universal wit (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Apr 29, 2026
90% EXTRACT Take out (7) The Telegraph Quick Apr 20, 2026
86% REMOVE Take out (6) Thomas Joseph Mar 6, 2026
82% ERASE Take out, in a way (5) Wall Street Journal Apr 14, 2026
78% EXHUME Take out of the ground (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Mar 31, 2026
78% EFFANDBLIND Editor taking back tasteless, ignorant curse (11) The Times Cryptic Mar 13, 2026
78% ETDS Brief out takes? (4) Newsday Mar 7, 2026
78% DELES Takes out, to an editor (5)
74% ESCORT Take out key men before time (6) The Telegraph Cryptic May 8, 2026
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In the world of editing, "take it out" is a common instruction given to remove a word or phrase. In crossword puzzles, the term for this action is "dele," which comes from the Latin word "deleatur" meaning "let it be deleted."