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)
95% ALTERS Takes in or out (6) Newsday Jul 26, 2026
95% WITHDRAW Take out (8) The Times Sunday Concise Jul 12, 2026
85% STET "Leave as is," to an editor (4)
85% TEASE Take the mickey out of (5) The Telegraph Mini Jul 21, 2026
85% DELES Takes out, to an editor (5)
81% SIC Editor's "not my mistake" (3) New York Times Easy Mode Sep 9, 2026
81% EVANS Chris ____, Telegraph editor (5) The Telegraph Plusword Sep 1, 2026
81% STRANGLES Takes anger out on, as Bart Simpson (9) TV Aug 2, 2026
81% KEATS Takes out poet (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Jul 25, 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."