Substitute
Crossword Clue and Answers
Today we have 35 crossword solutions for Substitute which appeared recently in Evening Standard Easy Crossword.
We have deemed Substitute as a VERY COMMON crossword clue, we've seen it more than 35 times in a variety of crossword publications.
The most recent answer we found for this clue is "VICE".
Publications
- Evening Standard Easy Crossword - Friday, 5 Nov 2021
- Irish Independent - Simple - Tuesday, 26 Oct 2021
- The Sun Cryptic - Monday, 5 Jul 2021
- The New York Times Crossword - Friday, 18 Jun 2021
- Evening Standard Easy Crossword - Monday, 17 May 2021
- The Sun Cryptic - Thursday, 18 Mar 2021
- The Daily Mail Smallest Hardest - Thursday, 18 Feb 2021
- Irish Independent - Simple - Saturday, 6 Feb 2021
- Irish Independent - Simple - Tuesday, 26 Jan 2021
- The Mirror Quick - Thursday, 21 Jan 2021
- The Guardian Quick - Wednesday, 13 Jan 2021
- The Guardian Quick - Saturday, 9 Jan 2021
Crossword Answers
3 letters
SUB
A large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
4 letters
TEMP
A worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis
SWAP
Move (a piece of a program) into memory, in computer science
VICE
A specific form of evildoing; "vice offends the moral standards of the community"
LIEU
The post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another; "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of"
5 letters
SITIN
Participate in an act of civil disobedience
PROXY
A power of attorney document given by shareholders of a corporation authorizing a specific vote on their behalf at a corporate meeting
SCRUB
The act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
LOCUM
Someone (physician or clergyman) who substitutes temporarily for another member of the same profession
6 letters
SWITCH
The act of changing one thing or position for another; "his switch on abortion cost him the election"
BACKUP
Establish as valid or genuine; "Can you back up your claims?"
STEPIN
Act as a substitute; "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold"
RELIEF
The act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain"
ERSATZ
Artificial and inferior; "ersatz coffee"; "substitute coffee"
DEPUTY
An assistant with power to act when his superior is absent
FILLIN
Supply with information on a specific topic; "He filled me in on the latest developments"
7 letters
REPLACE
Take the place or move into the position of; "Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left"; "the computer has supplanted the slide rule"; "Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school"
STOPGAP
Something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency
STANDIN
Be a substitute; "The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague"; "The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet"
INSTEAD
On the contrary; "rather than disappoint the children, he did two quick tricks before he left"; "he didn't call; rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter"; "used English terms instead of Latin ones"
RESERVE
Formality and propriety of manner
UTILITY
The service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public utility; "the cost of utilities never decreases"; "all the utilities were lost after the hurricane"
8 letters
ALTEREGO
A very close and trusted friend who seems almost a part of yourself
RELIEVER
A person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies; "a reliever of anxiety"; "an allayer of fears"
DEPUTISE
Act as a substitute; "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold"
DEPUTIZE
Act as a substitute; "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold"
EXCHANGE
The act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: "he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help"
9 letters
ALTERNATE
Someone who takes the place of another person
BACKUPMAN
Someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult); "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins"
SURROGATE
A person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others
11 letters
BENCHWARMER
(sports) a substitute who seldom plays
REPLACEMENT
The act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; "replacing the star will not be easy"
ALTERNATIVE
One of a number of things from which only one can be chosen; "what option did I have?"; "there no other alternative"; "my only choice is to refuse"
INTERCHANGE
Mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information)
14 letters
SECONDSTRINGER