Happy Sunday to you all!
Here is the fifth edition of Editor’s Essentials Sunday Crossword. This week’s edition is not specific and covers various arms of publishing.
Level: Beginner to intermediate
Answers to this week’s crossword will be available next week.
Special thanks to Manickam, a fellow language and crossword enthusiast, for most of this week’s clues.
Solution to last week’s crossword on verbs:
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I think I’ll learn the art of handling crossword at ease! Thank you for training on this, boss!