Carte or mode lead-in

The answer

ALA

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ALA answer page.

Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2016; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for ALA

Every other clue in this collection answered by ALA, most used first.

• In the style of - used 784 times, most recently in 2026
• Pie ___ mode - used 424 times, most recently in 2026
• In the manner of - used 367 times, most recently in 2026
• ___ carte - used 294 times, most recently in 2026
• Chicken ___ king - used 279 times, most recently in 2026
• Like - used 149 times, most recently in 2026
• ___ mode - used 149 times, most recently in 2026
• Carte lead-in - used 139 times, most recently in 2026
• According to - used 133 times, most recently in 2025
• Copying - used 130 times, most recently in 2026
• Menu phrase - used 120 times, most recently in 2026
• ___ king - used 95 times, most recently in 2026
• Imitating - used 90 times, most recently in 2026
• Taking after - used 82 times, most recently in 2026
• Pie ___ mode (2 wds.) - used 75 times, most recently in 2026
• __ carte menu - used 60 times, most recently in 2026
• Miss. neighbor - used 54 times, most recently in 2024
• Styled after - used 54 times, most recently in 2026
• Carte start - used 52 times, most recently in 2024
• Apple pie ___ mode - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
• Just like - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
• Mode lead-in - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
• Chicken ___ king (2 wds.) - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
• Cookbook phrase - used 41 times, most recently in 2021
• Fla. neighbor - used 38 times, most recently in 2024
• Emulating - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
• Menu words - used 36 times, most recently in 2018
• Wing - used 35 times, most recently in 2008
• After - used 33 times, most recently in 2025
• Resembling - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
• Mimicking - used 31 times, most recently in 2025
• In the fashion of - used 30 times, most recently in 2025
• In the way of - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
• ___ carte menu (2 wds.) - used 25 times, most recently in 2025
• So. state - used 25 times, most recently in 2023
• Following - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• ___ vapeur (steamed) - used 23 times, most recently in 2022
• Ga. neighbor - used 21 times, most recently in 2025
• Chicken-king connector - used 19 times, most recently in 2022
• As done by - used 18 times, most recently in 2024
• Chicken-king connection - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Arroz ___ cubana - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Brownie ___ mode - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Chef's phrase - used 17 times, most recently in 2022
• Eggs ___ Suisse - used 17 times, most recently in 2018
• ___ mode (served with ice cream) - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Reminiscent of - used 17 times, most recently in 2024
• Neighbor of Miss. - used 16 times, most recently in 2021
• Patterned after - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• In imitation of - used 15 times, most recently in 2023
• Tenn. neighbor - used 15 times, most recently in 2017
• C.S.A. state - used 14 times, most recently in 2008
• Carte intro - used 14 times, most recently in 2015
• In the style of, on menus - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Winglike part - used 13 times, most recently in 1989
• ___ mode (with ice cream) - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Neighbor of Tenn. - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• ___ Newburg. - used 12 times, most recently in 1985
• After the style of - used 11 times, most recently in 2023
• Carte preceder - used 11 times, most recently in 2007
• In the style of, on a menu - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Neighbor of Fla. - used 11 times, most recently in 2013
• Pie-mode connection - used 11 times, most recently in 2017
• Recipe phrase - used 11 times, most recently in 2019
• ___ broche (on a skewer) - used 10 times, most recently in 2018
• In the style of, on menus (2 wds.) - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• It goes before the "carte" - used 10 times, most recently in 2015
• Much like - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Neighbor of Ga. - used 10 times, most recently in 2011
• Pie-mode connector - used 10 times, most recently in 2021
• Very much like - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Chef's catchphrase - used 9 times, most recently in 2006
• French menu phrase - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• ___ broche (skewered) - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
• ___ carte (menu phrase) - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Chicken to king bridge - used 8 times, most recently in 2006
• Gulf st. - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• In the manner of, on a menu - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• It's near Miss. - used 8 times, most recently in 2020
• Modeled after - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Rather like - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Styled like - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Words before "king" - used 8 times, most recently in 2013
• King lead-in - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
• Montgomery's st. - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Order ___ carte - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• ___ rigueur (literally) - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
• Similar to - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Trying to be - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• ___ broche (cooked on a skewer) - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• ___ carte (not prix fixe) - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Chef's "in the style of" - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Chicken-king tie - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• King's introduction? - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• Lobster ___ Newburg - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Words before "carte" - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• Words before carte but not horse - used 6 times, most recently in 2010

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Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.

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