Dates in recipe as a substitute (7) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% INSTEAD Dates in recipe as a substitute (7) (7)
8% ALTERNATE Substitute (9) USA Today Sep 27, 2025
8% GENERATED Made green date recipe (9) (9) Mirror Cryptic Sep 18, 2025
7% TSPS Recipe amts. (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 1, 2025
7% STIR Recipe instruction (4) Thomas Joseph Oct 29, 2025
7% ITS "___ a date!" (3) New York Times Oct 28, 2025
7% LOCUM Substitute, usually for a doctor (5) (5) Puzzler Oct 28, 2025
7% RAFT Flat substitute for a boat (4) (4) The Sun Mini Oct 21, 2025
7% SCRIP Cheese substitute? (5) LA Times Daily Oct 18, 2025
7% CUPFUL Recipe amount (6) Eugene Sheffer Oct 18, 2025
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