Suitable replacement kept in readiness (5-2) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Suitable replacement kept in readiness (5-2) . 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is STANDBY.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STANDBY Suitable replacement kept in readiness (5-2) (7)
8% BEFIT Be suitable for (5) Puzzler Backwords Sep 21, 2026
8% APPROPRIATE Suitable (11) New York Times Sep 13, 2026
8% APT Suitable (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 6, 2026
7% TEMPO It's kept by a metronome (5) New York Times Sep 23, 2026
7% REGAL Suitable for a queen (5) USA Today Sep 14, 2026
7% SCREEN Vet for suitability (6) The Times Concise Sep 10, 2026
7% PRIMED Ready (6) Wall Street Journal Sep 5, 2026
7% HAD Kept in with a donor (3) The Telegraph Toughie Sep 4, 2026
7% BRIGHT Bachelor suitably optimistic (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Aug 29, 2026
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