Rather Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Rather featured in Telegraph Cross Atlantic puzzle on October 2, 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SOONER.

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18 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
SOONER Rather (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 2, 2026
PRETTY Rather (6) Eugene Sheffer Aug 27, 2026
VERY Rather (4) LA Times Daily Mar 7, 2026
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
KINDA Rather (5) Newsday May 22, 2015

22 Similar Clues:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
31% HASANOSEFORNEWS Is rather like Rather (15)
30% THAN Rather this ... that (4)
30% NAH "Rather not!" (3)
30% SORT Rather, with "of" (4)
30% DANS Rather's (4)
28% SCREWY Rather peculiar (6) LA Times Daily Sep 17, 2026
28% SUGARY Rather sweet (6) Puzzler Backwords Aug 30, 2026
28% HATETO Would rather not (6) LA Times Daily Aug 9, 2026
28% AKIN Rather close (to) (4) Newsday Aug 7, 2026
26% CARTOONLIKE Rather caricatured (11) New York Times Mar 4, 2016

Clues for The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Puzzle on October 2, 2026

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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.