Serving as a temporary and less adequate substitute for something Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Serving as a temporary and less adequate substitute for something . 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is MAKESHIFT.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MAKESHIFT Serving as a temporary and less adequate substitute for something (9)
3% OKAY Adequate (4) Newsday Sep 22, 2025
2% SOSO Just adequate (4) Newsday Nov 24, 2025
2% STOPGAP Temporary (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 24, 2025
2% BLIP Temporary aberration (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 21, 2025
2% CREATION Something that's made Conservative response less cold (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 18, 2025
2% SAFER Less risky (5) New York Times Nov 17, 2025
2% HITCH Temporary problem (5) Universal Nov 16, 2025
2% ICIER Less friendly (5) Universal Nov 13, 2025
2% TRUCE Temporary peace (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 3, 2025
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