The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word CARET , but the solution may also be STET which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in New York Times).
Proofreader's mark crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CARET | 46 % | 5 |
| STET | 32 % | 4 |
| DELE | 20 % | 4 |
| ITAL | 2 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Proofreader's mark
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- proofreaders' marks
- editors' marks
- correction symbols
- stet
- caret
- correct
- peg
- pib
- pilcrow
- pim
- pin
- pinning
Crossword Answer definitions
CARET noun- A mark ⟨ ‸ ⟩ used by writers and proofreaders to indicate that something is to be inserted at that point.
- An indicator, often a blinking line or bar, indicating where the next insertion or other edit will take place. Also called a cursor.
- A circumflex, ⟨ ＾ ⟩.
- A háček, ⟨ ˇ ⟩.
- A kind of turtle, the hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata).
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result CARET
- Capital 6?
- Printer's mark
- Proofreader's symbol
- ^
- Omission indicator
- Addition sign?
- Symbol used as a shorthand for exponential notation
- Insertion mark
- Inverted "v" mark
- Insertion indicator
More clues leading to the result STET
- Dele's superceder
- "Let it stand," to an editor
- Editor's mark
- Galley mark
- Galley marking
- Margin marking
- Marginal notation
- "Leave it in," editorially
- "Leave this in"
- Cancel a dele
More clues leading to the result DELE
- Strike out
- Editor's remark
- Strike out, as copy
- Take out
- Mark of omission
- Takeout sign?
- Editor's mark
- Request to remove from a galley
- Takeout order?
- Proofer's word