Substitute, or a hint to the starred answers' indicated letters? Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Substitute, or a hint to the starred answers' indicated letters? last seen in Universal 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 12 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is BACKUPPLAYER.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BACKUPPLAYER Substitute, or a hint to the starred answers' indicated letters? (12) Universal Jul 14, 2020
6% YOUDOYOU Encouragement of individuality ... or a hint to a letter, a word and another letter within each starred clue's answer (8) Universal Oct 13, 2025
6% SPLITSECONDS Brief moments, and a hint to the asterisked answers (12) Wall Street Journal Oct 4, 2025
6% ALTERNATE Substitute (9) USA Today Sep 27, 2025
6% LOSTCITIES Places to discover, and a hint to the answers to the starred clues (10) Wall Street Journal Aug 14, 2025
6% SCAMS Con jobs, or, when broken after its first letter, a hint to the starred answers (5) Wall Street Journal Aug 13, 2025
6% ALCOHOLFREE Spiritless? ... or a hint to interpreting the starred clues' answers (11) Universal Aug 11, 2025
6% BREAKTIME Workplace respite, and a hint to the starred answers' indicated letters (9) Universal Mar 23, 2021
6% INSIDEMAN Certain spy, or a hint to the starred answers' indicated letters (9) Universal Sep 18, 2020
6% OUTOFORDER Not working, or a hint to the starred answers' indicated letters (10) Universal Jun 18, 2020

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