| EDITING | Preparing MS for publication (7) |
| CHOCTAW | In 1820, which Native American tribe ceded five million acres in Mississippi for cotton growing? (7) |
| MUDS | Volcanic and Mississippi, for two |
| RIVER | The mighty Mississippi, for one |
| EXAMS | Chopper brought up to Mississippi for tests (5) |
| DELTA | In Model T, avoided part of Mississippi for example |
| STATE | Missouri or Mississippi, for example |
| NOLA | City on the Mississippi, for short |
| MODEMS | Unusual demo in Mississippi for computing devices (6) |
| SMOG | Go up to Mississippi for some air pollution (4) |
| IBEAMS | One airline no longer going to Mississippi for supporters (1-5) |
| ASSTATED | Bill covering southern Mississippi, for one, came up before (2,6) |
| MAGISTRATES | A main part of a story followed by judge in Mississippi for court officials (11) |
| PRIMEMOVERS | Charge about to be adopted in Mississippi for main instigators (5,6) |
| TYPESET | "Nature Determined" prepared for publication (7) |
| ARTICLE | Piece for publication? Clear it with editor (7) |
| MONTHLY | Change to hymn, inserting line for publication (7) |
| ARTWORK | Cunning operation to get illustrations for publication (7) |
| EDITORS | People who prepare for publication (7) |
| REDACTS | Prepares for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting. (7) |
