The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word ERSATZ , but the solution may also be STAND-IN which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Substitute crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ERSATZ | 39 % | 6 |
| STANDIN | 18 % | 7 |
| PROXY | 14 % | 5 |
| SWAP | 7 % | 4 |
| FILLIN | 5 % | 6 |
| BENCHWARMER | 4 % | 11 |
| QUIDPROQUO | 2 % | 10 |
| REPLACEMENT | 1 % | 11 |
| STAND-IN | 1 % | 8 |
| REPLACER | 1 % | 8 |
| LIEU | 1 % | 4 |
| ALTEREGO | 1 % | 8 |
| SITIN | 1 % | 5 |
| CHANGE | 1 % | 6 |
| SCRUB | 1 % | 5 |
| ACTFOR | 1 % | 6 |
| TEMP | 1 % | 4 |
Why may STAND-IN be the right solution?
"STAND-IN" is the right answer because a stand-in is someone who takes the place of another person, often in a performance or a job, acting as a substitute.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Substitute
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- replacement
- fill-in
- stand in
- step in
- fill in
- replace
- utility
- deputize
- reserve
- secondary
- backup
- imitation
Crossword Answer definitions
ERSATZ noun- Something made in imitation; an effigy or substitute
- Made in imitation; artificial, especially of a poor quality
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 ERSATZ
- Artificial
- Being an inferior substitute
- Imitation
- Manufactured
- Faux
- Fake
- Margarine, vis- -vis butter
- Sham
- Mock
- Not the real thing
More clues leading to the result STANDIN
- Body double
- Substitute teacher, say
- Pinch hitter
- Stunt double, for one
- Double
- Substitute
- Alternate
- Stunt double, e.g.
- Substitute (for)
- With 55-Across, be punished at school, old-style ... and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters
More clues leading to the result PROXY
- Delegate
- Substitute
- Legal substitute
- Authorized representative
- Stand-in with power
- Surrogate
- Stand-in
- Official substitute
- Vote by ___
- Electoral college member, e.g.
More clues leading to the result SWAP
- Kind of meet
- Give this for that
- Tit for tat, e.g.
- Trade
- ____ meet
- Give and take
- Barter
- Transpose
- Pull a switch
- It's a deal
More clues leading to the result FILLIN
- Substitute
- Substitute (for)
- Temp
- Be a substitute.
- Complete a form.
- Substitute for.
- Substitute for
- Provide details
- Give details
- Complete, as a crossword
More clues leading to the result BENCHWARMER
- Second-stringer
- Scrub player
- One seldom part of the game plan
- Substitute player
- *Sub in the dugout
- Second-string player
- Nonplaying athlete
- Second-string athlete
- Seldom-used substitute
- Rarely used substitute
More clues leading to the result QUIDPROQUO
- Equal substitution
- Tit for tat
- Literally, "something for something"
- Substitute
- Give-and-take.
- One thing in return for another.
- In kind.
- Relative of tit for tat
- Fair exchange
- Compensation (+)
More clues leading to the result REPLACEMENT
More clues leading to the result STAND-IN
More clues leading to the result REPLACER
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 ALTEREGO
- Sasha Fierce for Beyoncé, once
- Clone?
- Green Hornet, to Britt Reid
- Hyde, to Jekyll
- Literally, "other self"
- Oswald Cobblepot, vis- -vis The Penguin
- Superhero's cover
- Bruce Wayne, to Batman, e.g.
- Clark Kent, to Superman
- Very close friend
More clues leading to the result SITIN
- Act of protest
- Passive protest
- Protest
- Peaceful protest
- Demonstrate without marching
- One form of civil disobedience
- Protest tactic
- Form of protest
- '60s-style protest
- Participate as a visitor
More clues leading to the result CHANGE
- Purse snatchers feel the ___ will do them good?
- Nickels and dimes, e.g.
- "A ___ Is Gonna Come" (1964 Sam Cooke anthem)
- Word in many a political slogan
- Make cents?
- Experience mutation
- "He who rejects ___ is the architect of decay": Harold Wilson
- Vending machine intake
- Alter
- You can get it for a dollar
More clues leading to the result SCRUB
- Postpone the launch
- Second-stringer
- Swab
- Give a good cleaning
- Do the floors
- Clean with elbow grease
- Get ready for surgery
- Cancel, as a rocket launch
- Prepare for the O.R.
- Probable benchwarmer
More clues leading to the result ACTFOR
- Represent
- Substitute
- Apply power of attorney on behalf of
- Be an agent of
- Represent officially
- Represent, as in legal matters
- Represent.
- Serve as proxy.
- Be an agent.
- Be an agent