In place of
The crossword clue "In place of" is answered by FOR, a 3-letter entry. Used 25 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1944. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
FOR
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the FOR answer page.
Used 25 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1944. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for FOR
Every other clue in this collection answered by FOR, most used first.
- In favor of - used 304 times, most recently in 2026
- Supporting - used 104 times, most recently in 2026
- Pro - used 97 times, most recently in 2026
- On behalf of - used 71 times, most recently in 2026
- Gift tag word - used 50 times, most recently in 2026
- In support of - used 40 times, most recently in 2026
- Not against - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
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.
- Pig's place - STY, used 179 times
- Place - PUT, used 131 times
- Pupil's place - EYE, used 113 times
- Napkin's place - LAP, used 92 times
- Parking place - LOT, used 91 times
- Pampering place - SPA, used 85 times
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