The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word ERSATZ , but the solution may also be SHIFT which is one of the most recent solution (1966 in New York Times).
Substitution crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ERSATZ | 50 % | 6 |
| SHIFT | 50 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Substitution
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- replacement
- exchange
- transposition
- switch
- permutation
- substitute
- surrogate
- substitutability
- superseding
- replaceable
- compensation
- replace
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
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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