The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word EMEND which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2020.
Red-pencil crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| EMEND | 25 % | 5 |
| DELE | 25 % | 4 |
| EDIT | 25 % | 4 |
| CENSOR | 25 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Red-pencil
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- red crayon
- pencil in
- blue pencil
- red ink
- penciling
- penciled
- lead pencil
- pencil lead
- red lead
- pencil eraser
- pencil box
- ballpoint pen
Crossword Answer definitions
EMEND verb- To correct and revise (text or a document).
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 EMEND
- Correct
- Fix the copy
- Improve, in a way
- Adjust
- Fix
- Change one's story?
- Correct, as text
- Correct or improve
- Revise
- Revise editorially
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
More clues leading to the result EDIT
- Blue-pencil
- Emulate Maxwell Perkins
- More than proofread
- Prepare for publication
- Redact
- Revamp a text
- Revise
- Rework, as a story
- Trim the copy
- Update