As an alternative, left of the nose (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue As an alternative, left of the nose (5) featured in Mirror Cryptic puzzle on February 12, 2026. We have found 40 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 NASAL.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NASAL As an alternative, left of the nose (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Feb 12, 2026
9% ORIEL Alternative that is left for Oxford college (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Feb 6, 2026
9% PRIED Nosed (5) The Telegraph Plusword Feb 5, 2026
8% INSTEAD Alternatively (7) The Times Concise Jan 29, 2026
8% SNOUT Pig's nose (5) Commuter Jan 13, 2026
8% SNOOP Nose around (5) USA Today Jan 10, 2026
8% NUZZLE Rub with nose (6) The Telegraph Quick Jan 4, 2026
7% HOOTER Owl or nose (6) (6) The Guardian Quick Feb 12, 2026
7% TAPIRS Prehensile-nosed mammals (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 10, 2026
7% ROLLS Nose ___ (snowboarding moves) (5) New York Times Mini Feb 9, 2026

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