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BLURBTerm coined by U.S. humorist Gelett Burgess to denote a publisher's praise for a book (5)
BLURBSWord coined by humorist Gelett Burgess in 1907, for promotional descriptions of books (6)
SCAMPWord for a highwayman in the 18th century that later came to denote a cheat, now a rascal (5)
THETAUsed to denote a constellation's eighth member, a polar coordinate or an angle, the eighth Greek letter (5)
DUNNEU.S. humorist Finley Peter
TOXINTerm coined by German organic chemist Ludwig Brieger in 1888 to describe poisons of bacterial origin (5)
STYLEguide; manual listing a publishers in-house rules/standards on grammar, language, usage and typography (5)
BRAVOA cry of praise for a Fiat hatchback (5)
PUFFYSomewhat inflated, like a publisher's blurb (5)
ETAPEFrench word to denote a stage in a race
ALINETerm coined by Dior
KUDOSPraise for a job well done
ALLAHSubject of praise, for a lot of people
GLORYExalted praise for a halo
BRAVAPraise for a diva
QUERYLetter to a publisher, perhaps
SLUSHUnsolicited manuscripts, to a publisher
LIBELReason to sue a publisher
RENEWMake a publisher happy, perhaps
SNOOZEWord for a catnap, used to denote a button for dozing a clock's alarm (6)