Substitute lurking offside creeping up menacingly, initially Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Substitute lurking offside creeping up menacingly, initially . 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is LOCUM.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LOCUM Substitute lurking offside creeping up menacingly, initially (5)
5% PROWL Lurk menacingly (5) Mirror Tea Time Feb 14, 2025
4% LOOMLARGE Lurk ominously (9) Universal Oct 5, 2025
4% ALTERNATE Substitute (9) USA Today Sep 27, 2025
4% SNEAK Lurk, creep: - around (5)
3% REPLACE Salesperson beginning to like expert substitute (7) (7) The Sun Two Speed Nov 4, 2025
3% YSL High-fashion initials (3) USA Today Nov 2, 2025
3% START Initiate something (5)
3% LONE Single copy not initiated (4) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 29, 2025
3% SIDLE Second lazy creep (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 27, 2025
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