| "Otherwise ..." | Universal | 05 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | "Alternatively ..." | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 27 Sep 2025 | 
          
            | Words before a contingency plan | New York Times | 18 Sep 2025 | 
          
            | "Otherwise ..." | New York Times | 12 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Lead-in to a backup plan |  |  | 
          
            | "Alternatively..." | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 05 Jul 2025 | 
          
            | "Pleasure is none, _ _ diversified": John Donne (2,3) |  |  | 
          
            | Otherwise | Newsday | 30 May 2025 | 
          
            | Perhaps even fandom regulars will appear in the paper |  |  | 
          
            | Alternatively | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 23 May 2025 | 
          
            | Words before a backup plan |  |  | 
          
            | Otherwise | Premier Sunday | 04 May 2025 | 
          
            | "Alternatively..." | Newsday | 02 May 2025 | 
          
            | Programming logic statement | The Telegraph Plusword | 24 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | Bob Dylan's song: "_ _ for You" (2 words) |  |  | 
          
            | Otherwise, number appearing in independent newspaper (2,3) |  |  | 
          
            | "Otherwise..." | Wall Street Journal | 02 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Otherwise get the info sorted by Tuesday (2,3) |  |  | 
          
            | "Otherwise..." (2 wds.) |  |  | 
          
            | "Otherwise..." | Newsday | 28 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | Else | New York Times | 25 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | "Failing that..." | Newsday | 23 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | "__ now, then when?" | Newsday | 04 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | "Otherwise ..." | Universal | 22 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | Otherwise | Premier Sunday | 28 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | "Otherwise . . ." | USA Today | 13 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | Unless | The Guardian Speedy | 05 Nov 2023 | 
          
            | Otherwise | Wall Street Journal | 07 Oct 2023 | 
          
            | Otherwise | Newsday | 04 Jul 2023 | 
          
            | 'Otherwise . . .' | Newsday | 19 Jun 2023 | 
          
            | "Otherwise ..." | Universal | 08 May 2023 | 
          
            | 'Otherwise . . .' | USA Today | 09 Apr 2023 | 
          
            | 'Otherwise . . .' | Newsday | 21 Mar 2023 | 
          
            | 'Alternatively . . .' | Newsday | 12 Feb 2023 | 
          
            | 'No worries ___!' | USA Today | 07 Dec 2022 | 
          
            | Plan B intro | Universal | 23 Oct 2022 | 
          
            | Otherwise | LA Times Daily | 18 Oct 2022 | 
          
            | 'Otherwise . . .' | Newsday | 13 Sep 2022 | 
          
            | 'Otherwise . . .' | Newsday | 31 Aug 2022 | 
          
            | "Alternatively ..." | Universal | 01 Aug 2022 | 
          
            | Otherwise | LA Times Daily | 10 Jul 2022 | 
          
            | '__ for You': Dylan song to his first wife | The Washington Post | 31 Mar 2022 | 
          
            | "__ for You": Dylan song to his first wife | LA Times Daily | 31 Mar 2022 | 
          
            | Otherwise | The Washington Post | 09 Mar 2022 | 
          
            | Otherwise | LA Times Daily | 09 Mar 2022 | 
          
            | "Otherwise ..." | Universal | 16 Feb 2022 | 
          
            | “Alternatively …” | New York Times | 20 Jan 2022 | 
          
            | "___ me, then who?": 2 wds. |  |  | 
          
            | "___ now, then when?": 2 wds. |  |  | 
          
            | "__ now, when?" | LA Times Daily | 27 May 2021 | 
          
            | '__ now, when?' | The Washington Post | 27 May 2021 | 
          
            | ''Otherwise . . .'' | Newsday | 18 May 2021 | 
          
            | "Immediately ___ sooner." (2 words) | Family Time | 25 Apr 2021 | 
          
            | "Otherwise ..." | Universal | 29 Jan 2021 | 
          
            | Plan B lead-in | LA Times Daily | 12 Dec 2019 | 
          
            | Plan B lead-in | The Washington Post | 12 Dec 2019 | 
          
            | 'Failing that ...' | The Washington Post Sunday | 08 Dec 2019 | 
          
            | Otherwise | The Washington Post | 03 Nov 2019 | 
          
            | Otherwise | LA Times Daily | 03 Nov 2019 | 
          
            | "___ this, then something better": 2 wds. |  |  | 
          
            | Alternatively | Premier Sunday | 13 Jan 2019 | 
          
            | 'Otherwise ...' | New York Times | 04 Jan 2019 | 
          
            | "Otherwise ..." |  |  | 
          
            | Otherwise |  |  | 
          
            | "___ you, I will take someone else to the prom": 2 wds. |  |  | 
          
            | Otherwise | Universal | 28 Oct 2018 | 
          
            | 'Should the contrary be the case...' | Wall Street Journal | 04 Oct 2018 | 
          
            | Otherwise | New York Times | 27 May 2018 | 
          
            | 'Should the opposite happen ...' | The Washington Post Sunday | 18 Mar 2018 | 
          
            | Otherwise |  |  | 
          
            | "Should the contrary be the case..." |  |  | 
          
            | "Otherwise ..." |  |  | 
          
            | Otherwise |  |  | 
          
            | "___ now, when?" | Universal | 29 Dec 2017 | 
          
            | ''As a backup plan . . .'' | Newsday | 14 Oct 2017 | 
          
            | "___ now, when?" |  |  | 
          
            | Words of contingency | The Washington Post | 03 Oct 2016 | 
          
            | Backup plan lead-in | Wall Street Journal | 03 Aug 2016 | 
          
            | Otherwise | Eugene Sheffer | 28 May 2016 | 
          
            | "Barring that . . ." | USA Today | 21 Jan 2016 | 
          
            | "Barring that . . ." |  |  | 
          
            | Otherwise | Wall Street Journal | 31 Oct 2015 | 
          
            | "Otherwise . . ." | USA Today | 01 Jul 2015 | 
          
            | Words before stating plan B | New York Times | 12 Jun 2015 | 
          
            | "Otherwise ... " | Universal | 04 Jan 2015 | 
          
            | "Otherwise . . ." |  |  | 
          
            | Bob Dylan "___ for You" |  |  | 
          
            | Words before stating plan B |  |  | 
          
            | "Otherwise ... " |  |  | 
          
            | Otherwise |  |  | 
          
            | Alternatively |  |  | 
          
            | Backup introducer |  |  | 
          
            | Otherwise |  |  | 
          
            | Alternatively |  |  | 
          
            | Otherwise |  |  | 
          
            | "Should it be otherwise ..." |  |  | 
          
            | Otherwise |  |  | 
          
            | Contingency phrase |  |  | 
          
            | Elsewise |  |  | 
          
            | Contingency phrase |  |  | 
          
            | Otherwise |  |  | 
          
            | "___ now, when?" |  |  | 
          
            | Backup plan lead-in |  |  | 
          
            | Backup plan lead-in |  |  | 
          
            | Otherwise |  |  | 
          
            | Conditional phrase |  |  | 
          
            | "Tomorrow, ___ sooner" |  |  | 
          
            | Alternatively |  |  | 
          
            | Alternatively |  |  | 
          
            | Alternatively |  |  | 
          
            | Most, -- all |  |  | 
          
            | Lead-in to plan B |  |  | 
          
            | Lead-in to plan B |  |  | 
          
            | Words before an alternative |  |  | 
          
            | Immediately -- sooner |  |  | 
          
            | "__ Now, When?": Levi |  |  | 
          
            | Words before an alternative |  |  | 
          
            | Words before an alternative |  |  | 
          
            | "___ now, then when?" |  |  | 
          
            | Otherwise |  |  | 
          
            | In case it happens differently |  |  | 
          
            | Bob Dylan song "___ for You" |  |  | 
          
            | "Otherwise ..." |  |  | 
          
            | Conditional phrase |  |  | 
          
            | "__ now, when?" |  |  | 
          
            | "_____ now, when?" |  |  | 
          
            | Bob Dylan's "___ for You" |  |  | 
          
            | "Otherwise..." |  |  | 
          
            | On the other hand |  |  | 
          
            | "___ for You," Dylan song |  |  | 
          
            | Words of contingency. |  |  | 
          
            | Otherwise |  |  | 
          
            | Otherwise. |  |  | 
          
            | "Otherwise ..." |  |  | 
          
            | Unless. |  |  | 
          
            | Backup plan lead-in |  |  |