"Leave it as is," to an editor Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue "Leave it as is," to an editor last seen in Universal puzzle. 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 STET.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STET "Leave it as is," to an editor (4) Universal Apr 19, 2022
9% DELE Editor's removal mark (4) Newsday Oct 14, 2025
9% STRANDS Leaves (7) The Atlantic Oct 9, 2025
9% CARET Editor's insertion symbol (5) The Times Concise Sep 26, 2025
9% TYPO Editor's target (4) LA Times Daily Aug 5, 2025
8% ACCEPTED A cold mushroom Time editor swallowed (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 15, 2025
8% ILLDOIT "Leave this to me!" (7) LA Times Daily Oct 14, 2025
8% OMIT Leave out (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 13, 2025
8% JILTS Leaves painfully (5) LA Times Daily Oct 10, 2025
8% HEED The editor has to listen (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Oct 9, 2025

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In the world of editing, "STET" is a Latin term meaning "let it stand." Editors use it to indicate that a change should be ignored and the original text should remain as it was. It's a handy term crossword solvers should know!