diff --git a/changelogs/client_server/newsfragments/1003.clarification b/changelogs/client_server/newsfragments/1003.clarification
index efe68e48..9b2788cc 100644
--- a/changelogs/client_server/newsfragments/1003.clarification
+++ b/changelogs/client_server/newsfragments/1003.clarification
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Adjust the OpenAPI specification so that the type `Flow information` is explicitly defined when the CS spec is rendered.
+Adjust the OpenAPI specification so that the type `Flow information` is explicitly defined when the client-server API is rendered.
diff --git a/changelogs/client_server/newsfragments/1059.clarification b/changelogs/client_server/newsfragments/1059.clarification
index 2e94fb7f..ca5f3aea 100644
--- a/changelogs/client_server/newsfragments/1059.clarification
+++ b/changelogs/client_server/newsfragments/1059.clarification
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Fix room state 400 code error examples to match known error codes.
+Fix various typos throughout the specification.
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diff --git a/changelogs/client_server/newsfragments/3681.clarification b/changelogs/client_server/newsfragments/3681.clarification
index f7c29003..ca5f3aea 100644
--- a/changelogs/client_server/newsfragments/3681.clarification
+++ b/changelogs/client_server/newsfragments/3681.clarification
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Fix broken syntax in Server Access Control Lists definition.
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+Fix various typos throughout the specification.
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diff --git a/changelogs/room_versions/newsfragments/1037.clarification b/changelogs/room_versions/newsfragments/1037.clarification
index 9ac53c6d..e8aa3349 100644
--- a/changelogs/room_versions/newsfragments/1037.clarification
+++ b/changelogs/room_versions/newsfragments/1037.clarification
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-Improve readability of definitions in the state resolution v2 algorithm.
-
+Improve readability and understanding of the state resolution algorithms.
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diff --git a/changelogs/room_versions/newsfragments/1042.clarification b/changelogs/room_versions/newsfragments/1042.clarification
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e8aa3349
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/room_versions/newsfragments/1042.clarification
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Improve readability and understanding of the state resolution algorithms.
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diff --git a/changelogs/room_versions/newsfragments/1043.clarification b/changelogs/room_versions/newsfragments/1043.clarification
index 49e552f4..e8aa3349 100644
--- a/changelogs/room_versions/newsfragments/1043.clarification
+++ b/changelogs/room_versions/newsfragments/1043.clarification
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Adjust mathematical notation used in the description of state resolution to render better in browsers.
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+Improve readability and understanding of the state resolution algorithms.
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diff --git a/changelogs/room_versions/newsfragments/1050.clarification b/changelogs/room_versions/newsfragments/1050.clarification
index 0da1098a..f548b987 100644
--- a/changelogs/room_versions/newsfragments/1050.clarification
+++ b/changelogs/room_versions/newsfragments/1050.clarification
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Add cross-references to PDU content definitions from the authorisation rules.
+Improve readability of the authorization rules.
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diff --git a/changelogs/room_versions/newsfragments/1093.clarification b/changelogs/room_versions/newsfragments/1093.clarification
index 6176b102..06145378 100644
--- a/changelogs/room_versions/newsfragments/1093.clarification
+++ b/changelogs/room_versions/newsfragments/1093.clarification
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Auth rules: clarify that the resident server must sign a restricted join event.
+For room versions 8, 9, and 10: clarify which homeserver is required to sign the join event.
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diff --git a/changelogs/room_versions/newsfragments/3737.clarification b/changelogs/room_versions/newsfragments/3737.clarification
index c3b51679..6caf519a 100644
--- a/changelogs/room_versions/newsfragments/3737.clarification
+++ b/changelogs/room_versions/newsfragments/3737.clarification
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Fix join membership auth rules when `join_rule` is `knock`.
+For room versions 7, 8, 9, and 10: fix join membership authorization rules when `join_rule` is `knock`.
diff --git a/changelogs/room_versions/newsfragments/3739.feature b/changelogs/room_versions/newsfragments/3739.feature
index c20ec3ad..ddb88446 100644
--- a/changelogs/room_versions/newsfragments/3739.feature
+++ b/changelogs/room_versions/newsfragments/3739.feature
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Update the default room version to 9.
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+Update the default room version to 9 as per [MSC3589](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3589).
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diff --git a/changelogs/server_server/newsfragments/1038.clarification b/changelogs/server_server/newsfragments/1038.clarification
index 39fbeddb..ad1ca8f0 100644
--- a/changelogs/server_server/newsfragments/1038.clarification
+++ b/changelogs/server_server/newsfragments/1038.clarification
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Fix origin server name in S2S Request Authentication example.
+Clarify the format for the Authorization header.
diff --git a/changelogs/server_server/newsfragments/1042.clarification b/changelogs/server_server/newsfragments/1042.clarification
deleted file mode 100644
index 2f3fad6f..00000000
--- a/changelogs/server_server/newsfragments/1042.clarification
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Clarify the meaning of "unconflicted state map" and "auth chain" in state res v2.
diff --git a/changelogs/server_server/newsfragments/1045.clarification b/changelogs/server_server/newsfragments/1045.clarification
index 7b805569..adb3ec16 100644
--- a/changelogs/server_server/newsfragments/1045.clarification
+++ b/changelogs/server_server/newsfragments/1045.clarification
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Expand a little on what it means for a PDU to be valid when discussing checks on PDUs.
+Clarify what a "valid event" means when performing checks on a received PDU.
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diff --git a/changelogs/server_server/newsfragments/1055.clarification b/changelogs/server_server/newsfragments/1055.clarification
index 748f7793..f9394c6a 100644
--- a/changelogs/server_server/newsfragments/1055.clarification
+++ b/changelogs/server_server/newsfragments/1055.clarification
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Clarify that valid_until_ts is in milliseconds, like other timestamps used in Matrix
+Clarify that `valid_until_ts` is in milliseconds, like other timestamps used in Matrix.
diff --git a/changelogs/server_server/newsfragments/1067.feature b/changelogs/server_server/newsfragments/1067.feature
index 1e88a3d9..0b067b36 100644
--- a/changelogs/server_server/newsfragments/1067.feature
+++ b/changelogs/server_server/newsfragments/1067.feature
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Add a destination property to the Authorization header.
+Add a `destination` property to the Authorization header, as per [MSC3383](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3383).
diff --git a/changelogs/server_server/newsfragments/1070.clarification b/changelogs/server_server/newsfragments/1070.clarification
index 6661503e..ef4b1e6a 100644
--- a/changelogs/server_server/newsfragments/1070.clarification
+++ b/changelogs/server_server/newsfragments/1070.clarification
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Clarify that checks on PDUs should refer to the state _before_ an event.
+Clarify that checks on PDUs should refer to the state *before* an event.
diff --git a/changelogs/server_server/newsfragments/998.clarification b/changelogs/server_server/newsfragments/998.clarification
index c285269a..495fdade 100644
--- a/changelogs/server_server/newsfragments/998.clarification
+++ b/changelogs/server_server/newsfragments/998.clarification
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Remove `origin` field from PDUs which exists on many but not all PDUs in practice and doesn't serve an actual purpose.
+Remove largely unused `origin` field from PDUs.