Tears off with unknown substitute (6) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Tears off with unknown substitute (6) featured in Puzzler Cryptic puzzle on October 18, 2025. 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ERSATZ.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ERSATZ Tears off with unknown substitute (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 18, 2025
7% REND Tear (4) Thomas Joseph Oct 18, 2025
7% RIP Tear (3) Commuter Oct 11, 2025
7% RATE Tear off at speed (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Oct 5, 2025
7% ALTERNATE Substitute (9) USA Today Sep 27, 2025
7% TREASURE Tear off, certain to cherish (8) (8) Mirror Cryptic Sep 5, 2025
7% LIEU In __ of (substituting for) (4) Newsday Aug 5, 2025
6% SCRIP Cheese substitute? (5) LA Times Daily Oct 18, 2025
6% EMOTIVE Tear-jerking (7) (7) Puzzler Oct 17, 2025
6% RIPUP Tear to pieces (5) New York Times Mini Oct 10, 2025

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Tears off with unknown substitute (6) Crossword Clue
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