Substitute - Crossword Clue

Q: What's the best solution for Substitute?

The most likely answer for the crossword clue Substitute is SWAP. Other possible answers include ALTEREGO, BENCHWARMER, ERSATZ, EXCHANGE, FILLIN, PROXY, REPLACEMENT, SCRUB, STANDIN, SURROGATE.

Q: How many solutions are there for Substitute?

We have found 11 possible answers for the crossword clue Substitute.

Q: Which crosswords feature clues like Substitute?

Clues like Substitute often appear in daily crosswords from publications such as The Sunday Telegraph, The i Paper, Financial Times Polymath, Daily Star, The Sunday Times Mephisto, among others.

Crossword Clue Last Updated: 28/08/2025

Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Substitute.

8 letter answer(s) to substitute

ALTEREGO

EXCHANGE

(chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop; "black lost the exchange"
(chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value; "the endgame began after the exchange of queens"
(sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes; "after a short rally Connors won the point"
a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one); "they had a bitter exchange"
a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members
a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication
change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
exchange a penalty for a less severe one
exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category; "Could you convert my dollars into p

11 letter answer(s) to substitute

BENCHWARMER

Substitute in football who rarely gets on the pitch

REPLACEMENT

a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
a person who follows next in order; "he was President Lincoln's successor"
an event in which one thing is substituted for another; "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood"
filling again by supplying what has been used up
someone who takes the place of another person
the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; "replacing the star will not be easy"

6 letter answer(s) to substitute

ERSATZ

an artificial or inferior substitute or imitation
artificial and inferior; "ersatz coffee"; "substitute coffee"
Being an imitation or a substitute, usually an inferior one; artificial: ersatz coffee made mostly of chicory

FILLIN

5 letter answer(s) to substitute

PROXY

a person authorized to act for another
a power of attorney document given by shareholders of a corporation authorizing a specific vote on their behalf at a corporate meeting

SCRUB

(of domestic animals) not selectively bred
clean with hard rubbing; "She scrubbed his back"
dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes
postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled; "Call off the engagement"; "cancel the dinner party"; "we had to scrub our vacation plans"; "scratch that meeting--the chair is ill"
the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
wash thoroughly; "surgeons must scrub prior to an operation"

7 letter answer(s) to substitute

STANDIN

9 letter answer(s) to substitute

SURROGATE

a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others
providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties; "foster parent"; "foster child"; "foster home"; "surrogate father"
someone who takes the place of another person

4 letter answer(s) to substitute

SWAP

an equal exchange; "we had no money so we had to live by barter"
exchange or give (something) in exchange for
move (a piece of a program) into memory, in computer science

Frequently asked questions about ‘Substitute’

What's the best solution for Substitute?

The most likely answer for the crossword clue Substitute is SWAP. Other possible answers include ALTEREGO, BENCHWARMER, ERSATZ, EXCHANGE, FILLIN, PROXY, REPLACEMENT, SCRUB, STANDIN, SURROGATE.

How many solutions are there for Substitute?

We have found 11 possible answers for the crossword clue Substitute.

Which crosswords feature clues like Substitute?

Clues like Substitute often appear in daily crosswords from publications such as The Sunday Telegraph, The i Paper, Financial Times Polymath, Daily Star, The Sunday Times Mephisto, among others.

Clue	Answers
Fake	12
Cancel	11
Artificial	8
Representative	8
Do away with	7
Not real	7
Sham	7
Sidekick	7
Sub	7
Altercation	6
Bogus	6
Double	6
Imitation	6
Switch	6
Counterfeit	5
Exchange	5
Unreal	5
Not genuine	4
Synthetic	4
Barter	3
Quid pro quo	3
Second-stringer	3
Trade	3
Bandy	2
Clean by hard rubbing	2
Clean thoroughly	2
Deputy	2
Doppelg	2
Give and take	2
Rub hard	2
Swap	2
Tit for tat?	2
___ shop	2
"Get a clue!"	1
A different you	1
Abandon vessel that may sink around Costa Rica	1
After some hesitation, placed high-scoring Scrabble tile as substitute	1
Agent	1
Agent certain to carry round gun after end of war	1
Agent in favour of facing unknowns	1
An officer before journey sees close friend	1
Appointed representative	1
Area of dense vegetation	1
Artificial and inferior	1
Axe crew found half-cut in warship	1
Axe stunted trees	1
Before demise, finally try to make different close friend	1
Bogus bunch of bankers at Zurich	1
Bogus leading lady once remained unknown	1
Brief conversation in telecom facility	1

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