The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word DELE , but the solution may also be EMEND which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in LA Times).
Red-pencil crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DELE | 25 % | 4 |
| EDIT | 25 % | 4 |
| CENSOR | 25 % | 6 |
| EMEND | 25 % | 5 |
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
DELE noun- A sign signifying deletion
- (usually imperative) to delete
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 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
More clues leading to the result CENSOR
- Authorized examiner
- Bleeper
- One who may take an oath?
- Office held by Cato the Elder
- Morality judge
- Network watchdog
- Bleep out
- Cato's appellation, with "the"
- One who removes a curse, maybe
- One who refuses to take an oath?