Possible Clues:

• Praised insincerely
• It pleased the editor to have lost weight
• The editor will be pleased to be told he's lost weight
• Buttered up
• Ed will be pleased to know he's lost weight
• It would have pleased the editor to be told he was not so bulgy
• Praised apartment to deter alteration
• Edward is pleased to hear that he seems less rotund
• It pleased the editor to be told he was not so bulgy
• 25 down might be pleased to be told he's lost weight