Alternative Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Alternative (5) featured in Sun Mini puzzle on August 24, 2026. We have found 41 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is OTHER.

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13 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
OTHER Alternative (5) (5) The Sun Mini Aug 24, 2026
NYT alternative (3) Wall Street Journal Dec 16, 2025
OPTION Alternative (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 3, 2024
PLANB Alternative (5) New York Times Apr 25, 2024
LOL 🙂 alternative (3) New York Times Jan 23, 2022
INLIEU Alternative (6) The Guardian Speedy Apr 7, 2019
VARIANT Alternative (7) The Sun Two Speed Mar 15, 2019
CHOICE Alternative (6)
BACKUP Alternative (6)
RECOURSE Alternative (8)

28 Similar Clues:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
28% INSTEAD As an alternative (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jul 1, 2026
28% E Alternatively (1) USA Today Quick Jun 1, 2026
28% IFNOT "Alternatively ... " (5) LA Times Daily May 15, 2026
28% MAINSTREAM Alternative alternative (10) Wall Street Journal Apr 2, 2016
26% TOGGLE Alternate (6) Newsday Jan 18, 2025
26% OPTIONS Alternatives (7) The Sun Two Speed Feb 26, 2024
26% ONTHEOTHERHAND Alternatively (14) Newsday Feb 15, 2024
26% ORWHAT "Alternatively …???" (6) New York Times Jan 22, 2024
26% CRESC Alternative to '<' (5) Newsday Sep 2, 2023
26% OR Alternatively (2)

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In crosswords, "Alternative" often hints at the word "OTHER," meaning different or additional. It's a versatile term used to indicate something distinct from what was previously mentioned.