The Clue
Do Greeley's job (4 letter answer)
The Answer
EDIT
Tags
Notes
The answer EDIT is very common and appears about once every 36 puzzles.
Related Clues
Redact
Revise
Rework
Rewrite
Act the diaskeuast
Blue-pencil
Check for publication
Cut for a column
Cut, maybe
Cut and splice
Emulate Greeley
Emulate Mencken
Exchange words?
Prepare for print
Prepare for printing
Prepare to run
Redo, as text
Revise a manuscript
Revision, informally
Rework, as a story
Touch up
Work on galleys
Work on MSS.
Work on People
Add or delete, say
Common menu option
Cut a column, say
Go over proofs
Make the copy right
Make cuts, say
Move text around
PC menu heading
Put in or take out
Tidy up, in a way
Touch up, in a way
Trim to fit, maybe
What diaskeuasts do
Put in or take out, maybe
Definition
EDIT as a verb:
1. (edit, redact) = prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting; "Edit a book on lexical semantics"; "she edited the letters of the politician so as to omit the most personal passages"
2. supervise the publication of; "The same family has been editing the influential newspaper for almost 100 years"
3. (edit, cut, edit out) = cut and assemble the components of; "edit film"; "cut recording tape"
4. (edit, blue-pencil, delete) = cut or eliminate; "she edited the juiciest scenes"