Alternative Crossword Clue

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Alternative Crossword Answer

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OTHER

(5 letters)

OTHER

(5 letters)

ETC

(3 letters)

PLANB

(5 letters)

VARIANT

(7 letters)

Helpful Hints

(noun)
1. the act of choosing or selecting
2. one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen

Hint 2: Clue Definition

ALTERNATIVE (adjective)
1. serving or used in place of another
2. necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities
ALTERNATIVE (noun)
1. one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

OTHER
(5 letters)
Other
(5 letters)
ETC
(3 letters)
PLANB
(5 letters)
VARIANT
(7 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
POTION

More Apple+ Crossword (10/21/2026) Answers

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16. Curling venue

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18. Follow

19. Bit of pond scum

20. Where you don’t want to 57-Across

23. Pool equipment

24. A pal of Pooh

25. One of a pair of clown props

27. Like shampoo that doesn’t need to be used in the shower

28. People who pay a flat rate?

31. Broadcast

32. Bagel choice

34. The ___ of Pooh

35. Athletic center where basketball and volleyball were invented

36. Long car, for short

38. Brand of noise-canceling headphones

40. Group of quail

43. Story’s trajectory

45. ___ up (joined forces)

49. Hoppy brew

50. Weekly comedy emcee in NYC

52. ’26 and ’27 (Abbr.)

53. Last inning, usually

55. Poke protein

56. Close

57. Remain informed, as shown by the circled letters

61. Counterfeit

62. Italian meat sauce

63. Less than 90 degrees

65. Leg up

66. Hors d’oeuvres, informally

67. Corners on a diamond

68. Level on Maslow’s hierarchy

69. Late-night star Meyers

70. Vehicles such as the Inuit qamutiik and the Nordic pulk

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Down

1. “I figured out who did it!”

2. Ecstasy

3. Coastal birds of prey

4. It’s bound to show the way

5. Location of Nemo’s school in Finding Nemo

7. Double-breasted wool jacket

8. Word before “fail” or “proportions”

9. Where heros are served

10. Piece of land

11. ___ H. Macy

12. Heavenly

13. Reggae relative

21. Bel-Air actress Cassandra

22. Letters of a blog-feed format

23. Music purchases that were once sold in longboxes

26. Singsong syllable

28. “Enough details, already!”

29. Apprehend

30. ___ Roll (candy)

33. Olympic gold medalist Raisman

35. Nay’s opposite

37. The Magic, on scoreboards

39. Play place

40. Compost container

41. Pilot or finale

42. Strategic position

44. “___ Keeps Claiming Its Aunt Is Britney Spears” (The Onion headline)

46. 2015 Flo Rida hit whose title finishes the lyric “Welcome to ___”

47. Went off

48. Summer clock setting (Abbr.)

50. Just short

51. Response possibly accompanied by an eye roll

54. Like some income

56. L.A. and S.D. region

58. Golden-years funds

59. Mane location

60. Blood-test sites

61. Egg layer

64. Suffix for “lion”

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