| Text | Length |
| Emulates Charles Dudley Warner | 30 |
| Does desk work | 14 |
| Cuts and splices | 16 |
| Corrects a manuscript | 21 |
| Corrections | 11 |
| Changes text | 12 |
| Applies polish to? | 18 |
| ___ out (deletes) | 17 |
| Works with words | 16 |
| Works with columns, say | 23 |
| Works on words | 14 |
| Works on the books? | 19 |
| Works on the books | 18 |
| Works on stories | 16 |
| Works on authors' works | 27 |
| Works on a draft | 16 |
| Works on a book | 15 |
| Works for People, perhaps | 25 |
| Works copy | 10 |
| Uses the blue pencil | 20 |
| Uses a Moviola, in film-making | 30 |
| Uses a blue pencil, traditionally | 33 |
| Uses a blue pencil on | 21 |
| Tweaks a manuscript | 19 |
| Trims, say | 10 |
| Trims, cuts, pastes, etc. | 25 |
| Trims text, perhaps | 19 |
| Trims for a deadline | 20 |
| Trims down, say | 15 |
| Touches up, as a manuscript | 27 |
| Tosses out a line? | 18 |
| Time changes? | 13 |
| Tightens text | 13 |
| Tightens a piece, say | 21 |
| Throws out a line, perhaps | 26 |
| Tampers with text | 17 |
| Takes some movie scenes out | 27 |
| Switches around | 15 |
| Strikes out, perhaps | 20 |
| Spruces up text | 15 |
| Shortens, maybe | 15 |
| Shortens a sentence, maybe | 26 |
| Revisions | 9 |
| Revises, as reviews | 19 |
| Revises, as copy | 16 |
| Revises or rewrites | 19 |
| Revises crossword clues | 23 |
| Revamps, in a way | 17 |
| Rephrases | 9 |
| Refines, as a manuscript | 24 |
| Red-pencils | 11 |
| Readies for publication | 23 |
| Puts in a good word? | 20 |
| Prunes, say | 11 |
| Prunes, perhaps | 15 |
| Prepares for print | 18 |
| Polishes, as copy | 17 |
| Polishes an article | 19 |
| Polishes a text | 15 |
| Polishes a manuscript | 21 |
| Plays the diaskeuast | 20 |
| Minces words? | 13 |
| Marks up, maybe | 15 |
| Manuscript modifications | 24 |
| Manuscript markings | 19 |
| Manscript changes | 17 |
| Makes People popular? | 21 |
| Makes emends? | 13 |
| Magazine jobs | 13 |
| Improves, as text | 17 |
| Improves manuscripts | 20 |
| Helps People get in shape? | 26 |
| Goes over galleys | 17 |
| Gets to work on Time? | 21 |
| Gets to work on "Time" | 32 |
| Gets People in shape | 20 |
| Fixes up, as prose | 18 |
| Fixes text | 10 |
| Fixes Games, say? | 17 |
| Fixes a manuscript | 18 |
| Fixes a draft | 13 |
| Film splices | 12 |
| Film snips | 10 |
| Emulates William A. White | 25 |
| Emulates Tina Brown | 19 |
| Does some piece work | 20 |
| Does some magazine work | 23 |
| Does some copy-righting? | 24 |
| Does publishing work | 20 |
| Does newspaper work | 19 |
| Does news work | 14 |
| Does literary work | 18 |
| Does copyreading | 16 |
| Does book work | 14 |
| Doctors documents | 17 |
| Cuts, say | 9 |
| Cuts, e.g. | 10 |
| Cuts and pastes, say | 20 |
| Cuts a line, say | 16 |
| Cuts a film | 11 |
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