In __ of (instead of)
The crossword clue "In __ of (instead of)" is answered by LIEU, a 4-letter entry. Used 62 times across 25 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1981. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
LIEU
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LIEU answer page.
Used 62 times across 25 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1981. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for LIEU
Every other clue in this collection answered by LIEU, most used first.
- Stead - used 445 times, most recently in 2026
- In ___ of - used 178 times, most recently in 2026
- In ___ of (replacing) - used 168 times, most recently in 2026
- In ___ of (rather than) - used 69 times, most recently in 2026
- "In ___ of flowers ..." - used 68 times, most recently in 2026
- "In ___ of gifts . . ." - used 64 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.
- For fear that - LEST, used 503 times
- Secular - LAIC, used 392 times
- Not as much - LESS, used 378 times
- "___ we forget" - LEST, used 354 times
- Minus - LESS, used 321 times
- ___-majesté - LESE, used 269 times
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