In ___ of (instead) Crossword Clue

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In ___ of (instead) Crossword Answer

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

Hint 2: Clue Definition

INSTEAD (adverb)
1. in place of, or as an alternative to
2. on the contrary

More Daily Themed Crossword (3/8/2026) Answers

Across

1. Sound booster on a concert stage, for short

4. ___ Kat (chocolate wafer)

7. ___ pal (rhyming female friend)

10. Drizzle or shower

12. "Before" in poetic verse

13. New York's Madison or Fifth, for short

14. Ice cream holder

15. ___ and tidy

17. "You're it!" game that's usually played during recess

18. ___ down the law (be firm)

20. "___ here" ("Me too")

22. W is for ___ Rudolph, a 37d in sports who's the first woman to win three gold medals in track and field in one year at the Olympic Games

24. Green prefix with "conscious" or "friendly"

25. Gin's cocktail buddy

26. O is for ___ Winfrey, talk show host and a 37d in media who's celebrated as the first female African-American billionaire

30. Rounded roof shape that's igloo-like

31. Baseball's Braves, on a scoreboard

34. Video's counterpart, for short

35. Sneaky, like a fox

36. Scary "13th" of some months, for short

37. ___ Ferrell, actor from "Blades of Glory"

38. Actress ___ Holmes of “Batman Begins”

40. Vintage, say

41. M is for ___ Curie, a 37d in science who pioneered research on radioactivity and was the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize

44. Large coffee server

46. ___ Peretti, actress who plays Gina Linetti in "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"

49. E is for ___ Wharton, a 37d in literature who was the first female author to win a Pulitzer Prize, for "The Age of Innocence"

53. Organization for stranded motorists: Abbr.

54. Canadian defenceman Bobby ___

55. "This must ___ place" ("We have reached our destination"): 2 wds.

56. Not finalized, on a schedule: Abbr.

57. Reassuring touch on the back

58. Kitchen or study, for one

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Down

1. Shape of a rainbow

2. China's ___ Zedong

3. ATM code Abbr.

4. African country that's home to Nairobi

5. Seething rage

6. Annoy playfully (rhymes with "please")

7. Golden ___ Bridge, San Francisco

8. Actress Gardner of "Earthquake"

9. Break a ___ (good luck)

11. N is for ___ Bly, a 37d in journalism who was one of the first female pioneers in investigative reporting

16. Mexican snack in a tortilla

19. "Breaking Bad" network (anagram of "mac"): Abbr.

21. Floor-wiping tool

22. Material you might need to knit a sweater

23. "___ opinion ..." ("according to me"): 2 wds.

25. Six-pointers in NFL, for short

27. Train track part

28. "___ Lang Syne"

29. Good cholesterol initials

31. Back, on a boat (anagram of "fat")

32. Prefix with "athlete" or "angle"

37. ___ woman, term for a "superwoman" that describes the five trailblazers mentioned in this puzzle, and millions of women around the world

38. Metric distance measure, for short

39. "The Fox and the Grapes" fable writer

41. Exam for aspiring doctors: Abbr.

42. Herman Melville's whale-obsessed captain

43. Go through a book, say

45. Basketball stat, for short

47. Victorian or Edwardian, e.g.

48. Class where you might draw and paint

50. "Am ___ blame?" ("Is it my fault?"): 2 wds.

51. "However," in texting shorthand

52. Sewn edge

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