In ___ of (as a substitute for) Crossword Clue

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In ___ of (as a substitute for) Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another

Hint 2: Clue Definition

SUBSTITUTE (verb)
1. act as a substitute
2. be a substitute
SUBSTITUTE (adjective)
1. serving or used in place of another
2. capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team
SUBSTITUTE (noun)
1. someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
2. an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced

More Daily Pop Crossword (1/13/2026) Answers

Across

1. Part of a Batman costume

5. "Thank U, Next" singer Grande, for short

8. Fleetwood Mac song whose video was recorded in Dodger Stadium

12. Dry as a desert

13. Oscar nomination, informally

14. "Snowbird" singer Murray

15. Camera part

16. Titleist product (2 wds.)

18. Single from 32-Across with the lyric "It's like I'm powerful with a little bit of tender" (3 wds.)

20. Texter's "That's too funny!"

21. "Werewolves of London" singer Warren

25. Ctrl-___-Del (PC reboot combo)

28. EBay actions

31. Refrigerator brand suffix

32. Janelle Monáe album with 18-Across and 42-Across that was nominated for two Grammy Awards (2 wds.)

35. Eldest child, perhaps

36. "___ walks into a bar ... " (2 wds.)

37. Punch-in-the-stomach sound

38. Found, as buried treasure (2 wds.)

40. College seniors' test: Abbr.

42. Single from 32-Across with the lyric "Black girl magic, y'all can't stand it" (2 wds.)

48. Statue's base

51. Former partners

52. Opera highlight

53. Laudatory poem

54. Clip-___ (sound of horse hoofs)

55. Bill of fare

56. "___ World" (Tears for Fears song)

57. The Country Music Hall of Fame's state (Abbr.)

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Down

1. Tranquil period "before the storm"

2. Neighborhood

3. "Missundaztood" singer born Alecia Beth Moore

4. Ford flop of the 1950s

5. Schuyler sister originally portrayed by Renée Elise Goldsberry in Broadway's "Hamilton"

6. The Drifters' Top 10 hit "Up on the ___"

7. Eric of Monty Python

8. Artistic grouping

9. "___ cerveza, por favor" (bar order in Barcelona)

10. Weekend sketch comedy since 1975, for short

11. Kenan's former Nickelodeon pal

17. Shriner's headwear

19. One-named techno musician with the hit album "Play"

22. Corleone played by Marlon Brando in "The Godfather"

23. Cookie in cookies-and-cream ice cream

24. Foam ball brand

25. Condition sometimes treated with Ritalin, for short

27. High school math class, for short

29. Scooby-Doo, for one

30. Brought in illegally

33. Former prime minister of Canada Justin

34. Fireworks prefix

39. Slumber party outfits, for short

41. Remove, as a DVD

43. Part of a molecule

44. Nothing, informally

45. Automobile rod

46. Gas used in signs on the Las Vegas Strip

47. “Baseball Tonight” network

48. "Don't Tell Me What To Do" country singer Tillis

49. Before to a bard

50. Awful racket

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