Substitute Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Substitute featured in USA Today puzzle on September 27, 2025. We have found 41 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 ALTERNATE.

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23 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
ALTERNATE Substitute (9) USA Today Sep 27, 2025
PROXY Substitute (5) Eugene Sheffer May 6, 2025
LIEU Substitute (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Apr 9, 2025
STANDIN Substitute (7) Thomas Joseph Mar 20, 2025
REPLACEMENT Substitute (11) The Times Concise Feb 21, 2025
ERSATZ Substitute (6) (6) The Guardian Quick Jan 21, 2025
FILLIN Substitute (6) USA Today Sep 2, 2024
SWAP Substitute (4) New York Times Aug 18, 2024
STAND-IN Substitute (8) The Times Concise Mar 15, 2024
DEPUTY Substitute (6) The Telegraph Quick Feb 23, 2024

18 Similar Clues:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
32% INLIEUOF As a substitute for (8) Universal Dec 31, 2024
32% WARMTHEBENCH Be a substitute (12) The Times Sunday Concise Sep 15, 2024
32% SITSIN Substitutes (for) (6) Premier Sunday Jul 7, 2024
32% STOODIN Substituted (for) (7) LA Times Daily Apr 1, 2021
32% PINCHHIT Substitute (for) (8) Eugene Sheffer Feb 9, 2021
32% STANDSIN Substitutes (for) (8) Newsday Apr 11, 2016
32% ACTEDAS Substituted for (7) LA Times Daily Aug 1, 2015
32% ERSATZES Substitutes (8)
32% TAKESTHEPLACEOF Substitutes for (15)
32% BENCHWARMERS Substitutes (12)

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