Polishes, as text, can be described by two crossword solutions: 'EDITS' (5 letters) and 'EMENDS' (6 letters). Editing is the process of making changes to a text in order to improve it, while emending is the act of correcting errors in a text. Both terms refer to the same concept of improving a text, but they are slightly different in that editing involves making changes to the content, while emending involves correcting errors.