The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word FOR which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2017.
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Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| FOR | 68 % | 3 |
| INSTEAD | 14 % | 7 |
| LIEU | 11 % | 4 |
| VICE | 4 % | 4 |
| STEAD | 4 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: In place of
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- instead of
- replaces
- in lieu
- substitute
- replacement
- replacing
- replace
- replaced
- substituting
- instead
- substituted
- substitution
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result FOR
- Benefitting
- In favor of
- Supportive of
- In payment of
- Pro
- Supporting
- The Beatles' "___ No One"
- "___ every Bird a Nest" (Emily Dickinson)
- Behind
- In favor
More clues leading to the result INSTEAD
- In the place of
- Rather
- In place (of)
- Alternatively
- As an alternative
- As a substitute
- As an option
- As a substitute.
- By proxy.
- In place of.
More clues leading to the result LIEU
- Place
- Stead
- In __ (instead)
- In ___ of
- In __ of (alternatively)
- In ___ of (replacing)
- "In ___ of ..."
- In___of link
- Substitute
- In ___ of (replacing)
More clues leading to the result VICE
- Kind of squad
- Moral defect
- Notably snarky magazine/media empire
- Failing
- Squad leader?
- Guilty pleasure
- Police-force division
- One kind of squad
- Smoking or sweets, e.g.
- Moral failing