Answer: STET
STET is a crossword puzzle answer that we have spotted 496 times.
Referring Clues:
- Editor's mark
 - "Don't delete this"
 - Opposite of 65-Across
 - Leave in, editorially
 - Leave be
 - Manuscript mark
 - Proofer's mark
 - Galley mark
 - Let it stand
 - Marginal notation
 - Proofreader's mark
 - Editor's scribble
 - Copy editor's marking
 - "Let it stand"
 - "Leave as is"
 - Let it be, editorially
 - Proof annotation
 - Keep in
 - Editor's notation
 - Editor's direction
 - Undo a dele
 - Proof word
 - Leave in
 - "Leave it," to a typesetter
 - "Keep as is"
 - Proofreading mark
 - Galley notation
 - Galley order
 - "Keep it in"
 - Leave in, to an editor
 - "Keep it"
 - Put back
 - Undo a change
 - Dele canceler
 - Editor's "let it be"
 - Proofreader's instruction
 - Mark of reconsideration
 - Let stand, in editorial parlance
 - "Never mind" to an editor
 - Order on margin?
 - Alteration canceler
 - Symbol in proofreading
 - Dele undoer
 - "Undo" mark
 - "Put it back"
 - Editor's "let it stand"
 - Proofreader's "leave it"
 - Let it be
 - Going back in Time?
 - Dele overrider
 - Editor's overruling
 - "Keep this"
 - Typesetting mark
 - Mark consisting of a series of dots
 - Leave in, as text
 - Leave in, to a proofreader
 - Marginal mark
 - "Keep it" notation
 - Margin notation
 - Manuscript annotation
 - Editor's note
 - "Let stand" direction
 - Not delete
 - Galley countermand
 - Mark in the margin
 - "Put it back in"
 - Leave in, in proofreading
 - Mark indicating "O.K. as is"
 - What a line of dots may signify
 - "Don't change"
 - Put back in
 - Unmake changes
 - Decide to leave
 - Editing mark
 - Margin marking
 - "Leave it in" mark
 - "Leave in," to a proofer
 - Proofreader's word
 - Cancel a dele
 - [Ignore this deletion]
 - "It's okay after all" in editing
 - Dele's opposite
 - Editorial mark
 - Bit of marginalia
 - Dele canceller
 - "Leave it in," to an editor
 - Dele retractor
 - Proofer's notation
 - Let be, editorially
 - Ditch a dele
 - Manuscript marking
 - Proof command
 - Proofer's command
 - Leave unchanged
 - Proofmarker's marking
 - Editorial directive
 - Order to a printer
 - Proofreading annotation
 - Editorial marking
 - Editorial undoer
 - Dele killer?
 - It undoes a dele
 - Let it be, on a proof
 - Editor's "ignore me"
 - Editor's override
 - Leave as is
 - "Ignore previous notation"
 - "Keep after all" marking
 - "Leave it" to a proofreader
 - Copyeditor's mark
 - "Leave it in"
 - Editor's reversal
 - Printer's "let it stand"
 - "Do not change," to an editor
 - Marginal word
 - Renege on a dele?
 - Proofreader's marking
 - Nix a dele
 - Marginal manuscript marking
 - Don't strike out
 - Proof marking
 - Mark with subscript dots
 - Mark to undo a deletion
 - Don't dele
 - Galley marking
 - Marginal marking
 - Proof instruction
 - Editor's "leave it in"
 - "Ignore that change," to a printer
 - "Let it be"
 - Editorial U-turn
 - "Leave it"
 - "The dele's off"
 - Editor's "Never mind"
 - Dele breaker?
 - "No dele"
 - Proof mark
 - It's used when you have the wrong change
 - Galley instruction
 - Let stand
 - "Never mind," in certain instances
 - Proof direction
 - Marginal note
 - ''Leave it in''
 - Proof notation
 - Editor's ''leave it''
 - Proofreading notation
 - Editor's ''don't delete''
 - Undo a ''dele''
 - Copy editor's notation
 - Change-of-mind word
 - Galley directive
 - Editor's instruction
 - Editor's ''undo''
 - Proofreader's undoer
 - ''Leave as is''
 - ''Leave it alone''
 - Directive for printers
 - ''Leave it alone'' notation
 - ''Keep it'' notation
 - ''Never mind'' notation
 - Editor's ''Let it stand''
 - Annotation in proofreading
 - "Don't dele"
 - "Don't change this!"
 - "Don't change!" to a printer
 - ''Don't change this!''
 - ''Don't change!'' to a printer
 - Proofer's nevermind
 - ''Don't change'' to a printer
 - Editor's command
 - Order in?
 - ''Don't change,'' to a printer
 - Proofreader's ''save''
 - Word in proofreading
 - ''Let it stand''
 - Editorial notation
 - ''Don't delete this''
 - Leave it, editorially
 - Manuscript marking, perhaps
 - ''Leave this alone''
 - Cancellation notation
 - ''It's OK after all'' in editing
 - Margin mark
 - Dele's negator
 - Dele opposite
 - ''Don't change!''
 - ''Leave it in,'' editorially
 - Editor's veto
 - Nullify an edit
 - "It's OK after all" in editing
 - Let it be, in journalese
 - Editorial reconsideration
 - Literally, "let it stand"
 - What dots denote, in proofreading
 - Proofreader's "leave as-is"
 - Manuscript directive
 - Proofreader's "save"
 - "Don't touch!" editorially
 - Editorial "keep"
 - "Don't dele!"
 - Editor's notation, perhaps
 - Let it stand, to an editor
 - Dele negator
 - "Don't expunge that," e.g.
 - Proofer's never-mind
 - Editor's note, perhaps
 - Text preserver, to an editor
 - Proofer's retraction
 - Marginal mark, perhaps
 - Editor's "keep"
 - Proofreader's notation
 - Editor's instruction, perhaps
 - Proofreader's direction
 - Undo a deletion
 - Proofreader's save
 - Leave in after all
 - Let stand, to Ochs
 - Let it stay, editorially
 - What "........" means to a typesetter
 - "Leave it," editorially
 - Go back on the dele?
 - Opposite of 63-Across
 - "Keep it" mark
 - Leave alone
 - Editor's word
 - "Never mind!" notation
 - [Ignore edit]
 - Leave, in publishing
 - Editor's "Leave it alone"
 - Leave without changing
 - Re-edit, in a way
 - Leave in after all, to an editor
 - "Don't change it"
 - Editor's "leave it"
 - Proofreader's "reinstate" mark
 - 33-Across, for an editor
 - Mark of editorial reconsideration
 - Ignore a Time change?
 - Opposite of 64-Down
 - Editor%C2%92s "ignore this"
 - Indicator of second thoughts
 - Editorial nullification
 - Mark meaning "no change"
 - "Don't change" to a printer
 - Editor's directive
 - Leave-as-it-was notation
 - "Leave this alone"
 - "Don't change," to a printer
 - "Never mind" notation
 - Editors "ignore this"
 - Call off a dele?
 - Editing note
 - Editor's "don't delete"
 - Undo a "dele"
 - Editor's "undo"
 - "Leave it alone"
 - "Leave it alone" notation
 - Indication to leave something in
 - Leave in, in editing
 - Editor's word in the margins
 - Editor's "my bad"
 - Original endorsement?
 - Editor's request
 - "Never mind," to a proofer
 - "Never mind," to an editor
 - Proofreader's "that's OK"
 - Delete a deletion
 - Editor's scribble, perhaps
 - Editor's "keep it"
 - Put back in order?
 - Mark in a margin
 - "Ignore that correction"
 - Keep one's word?
 - Editor's order
 - "Ignore edit"
 - Opposite of 12-Down
 - Proofing note
 - Proofing mark
 - Proofreading word
 - Marginalia command
 - Proofreader's note
 - Marginalia notation
 - Proofreader's comment
 - Proof-reader's notation
 - Proof-reading mark
 - Proofer's 'keep this in'
 - Editor's 'leave it in'
 - 'Let it stand'
 - 'Let it be,' to a proofer
 - 'Keep it in'
 - 'Keep it in' notation
 - Editor's 'keep this in'
 - 'Let it stand,' to an editor
 - 'Leave it in'
 - 'Keep this in'
 - Editor's 'never mind'
 - Printer's term
 - "Ignore that editing change"
 - Copy editor's mark
 - Proofers word
 - Proofers word
 - Editor's "don't change"
 - It cancels a dele
 - Put back, in a way
 - Word for a keeper?
 - See 46-Down
 - Dele's undoing
 - Editor's 'put this back in'
 - "Belay that deletion!"
 - "On second thought" mark
 - "Let it be," to a proofer
 - Editor's "don't touch"
 - Editor's change of heart
 - Editorial override
 - Editors mark
 - "It's fine as it is"
 - Kill the dele
 - Manuscript editor's "Leave it in"
 - Proofreading directive
 - "Don't take this out"
 - Keep in order?
 - Mark on galleys
 - "Leave unchanged"
 - Let stand, to an editor
 - Dele that dele!
 - Reinstate, in a way
 - "Leave in," to a proofreader
 - As is
 - "Don't change that"
 - Editorial "never mind"
 - Leave text as is!
 - Proofreading mark meaning "let it stand"
 - Mark that means "do not change"
 - Amendment to an amendment
 - "Leave that comma in after all"
 - Editor's marking
 - Proofreader's "Never mind"
 - Restoration notation
 - Editor's "it's fine after all"
 - Time reversal?
 - Nullify a correction
 - Keep as is, from an editor
 - Typesetting direction
 - Editor's retraction
 - Proofreader's "don't change"
 - "Ignore my correction"
 - "Keep it," to an editor
 - "Don't expunge that!"
 - Never mind, to an editor
 - Printing direction
 - Proofreading command
 - "Don't change," to an editor
 - Dele a dele
 - "Cancel that change"
 - Editorial cancellation
 - Dele deactivator
 - Proofreader's mark, sometimes
 - Do not cut
 - Cancel the dele
 - Editor's cancellation
 - "Let it stand" editorially
 - Latin for "let it stand"
 - Editor's "On second thought"
 - Editing command
 - "Ignore that edit"
 - Change one's mind about changing
 - "Don't strike" notation
 - Proofer's direction
 - "Let it stay," to a printer
 - Cancellation of a kind
 - "Leave it be" editorially
 - "Don't delete"
 - Proofreader's "keep it"
 - Mark to keep
 - Editor's 'leave in'
 - "Don't delete" notation
 - Editoral instruction
 - "Nope, you had it right the first time," on a proof
 - Cancel an edit
 - "Leave it," to a proofreader
 - Proofreading instruction
 - "Never mind" mark
 - [Ignore prior marks]
 - Proofer's "oops"
 - Opposite of dele
 - Word on a proof
 - "Ignore this change"
 - "Let it ride," to a proofer
 - Editor's "Let it stay"
 - Printer's directive
 - Proofreader's reversal
 - "Let it stand" in editorial circles
 - Correction canceler
 - Undo a body modification, perhaps
 - "leave this in"
 - Dele reversal
 - Leave in a galley
 - Proofer's word
 - "Let that sentence stay"
 - Undo 52-Across
 - Editorial reversal
 - Printing term
 - Proofer's "never mind" mark
 - "Don't change this!" (editorially)
 - "Ignore this correction"
 - Proofer's editorial mark
 - Proofer's mark, sometimes
 - Proofer's notation remark
 - Editor's mark, sometimes
 - Editor's cancellation notation
 - Reversal of a 29-Across
 - Marking from a proofreader
 - Editor's afterthought
 - Remain as is
 - Proofreader's "leave it in"
 - Copy editor's "Leave it in"
 - Let stand, editorially
 - Retain, in a way
 - "Don't delete" mark
 - Mark meaning "keep"
 - Editor's 'keep it'
 - End up leaving
 - "Leave it in" notation
 - Change one's mind about dropping
 - Dele nullifier
 - Editor's decision
 - "Cancel that deletion"
 - (Leave it alone)
 - "Save that deletion!"
 - "Let stand" command
 - Proofer's 'let it stand'
 - "Don't make this edit"
 - "Let it stand" in editing
 - Editorial "let it stand"
 - Newsroom cancellation
 - Editor's leave it
 - Leave in, in margins
 - Put back, editorially
 - "Hands off," editorially
 - Put back, to an editor
 - Proofreader's "don't delete"
 - "Don't remove" instruction
 - Decide not to take out
 - Proofer's "undo"
 - Instruction to a typesetter
 - Editor's repeal
 - "Don't remove" notation
 - "Never mind" marking
 - "Ignore that dele" mark
 - Editorial retraction
 - Editor's "never mind that change"
 - (Actually, don't change this)
 - Instruction to retain
 - "Leave as is," to a proofreader
 - Editor's backpedaling
 - "Leave it be"
 - [Never mind]
 - "Do not remove" mark
 - [Let it stand]
 - Decide to keep after all
 - Decide to keep instead
 - Editorial reconsideration word
 - [Actually, don't delete this]
 - "Never mind, it's fine"
 - [Leave it]
 - Editor's "On second thought" decision
 - "Ignore that change," in a proof
 - Editor's "Don't change that"
 - Proofer's 33-Down
 - [Ignore that dele]
 - Note in a proof
 - Proofreader's directive
 - [It's a keeper]
 - [Ignore that edit]
 - Editor's "keep it"
 - [Do not delete]
 - Proofer's "Leave it alone"
 - Cancel, as an edit
 - Proofreader's "Actually, don't delete this"
 - Editor's "Forget I wrote that"
 - "Leave in," to a copy editor
 - "Leave it," on paper
 - "Ignore this," in proofreading
 - [Cancel previous edit]
 - Editor's "As you were"
 - Proofreader's "leave that in"
 - Editorial overruling
 - "Ignore that suggested edit"
 - Editor's "Actually, don't cut that"
 - [Actually, don't change that]
 - "Ignore that change," to a proofreader
 - 13-Across's override
 - Galley command
 - [Don't delete this]
 - "Fine as is, actually"
 
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