Rather Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Rather last seen in Telegraph Quick puzzle. 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is INSTEAD.

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17 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
INSTEAD Rather (7) The Telegraph Quick Dec 20, 2025
SOMEWHAT Rather (8) The Times Concise Jan 15, 2025
OHSO Rather (4) LA Times Daily Jan 21, 2024
FAIRLY Rather (6) Thomas Joseph Dec 18, 2023
ABIT Rather (4) New York Times Mar 10, 2023
QUITE Rather (5) Eugene Sheffer Feb 3, 2023
PRETTY Rather (6) Eugene Sheffer Oct 21, 2022
VERY Rather (4) LA Times Daily Aug 27, 2022
KINDA Rather (5) Newsday May 22, 2015
SORTA Rather (5)

23 Similar Clues:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
31% THAN Rather this ... that (4)
31% NAH "Rather not!" (3)
31% SORT Rather, with "of" (4)
31% HASANOSEFORNEWS Is rather like Rather (15)
31% DANS Rather's (4)
29% IRATE Rather angry (5) The Telegraph Plusword Dec 30, 2025
29% QUITEALOT Rather often (9) LA Times Daily Dec 23, 2025
29% RICH Rather wealthy (4) LA Times Daily Dec 8, 2025
28% NOT "I'd rather __" (3) LA Times Daily Nov 25, 2025
28% SUGARY Rather sweet (6) Puzzler Backwords Nov 15, 2025

Last appeared together with the following clues in Telegraph Quick puzzle

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When you see "Rather" in a crossword clue, it's hinting at a word that means "instead." So, the answer "INSTEAD" fits perfectly, as it signifies doing something in place of another option.