Alternative
The crossword clue "Alternative" is answered by OTHER, a 5-letter entry. Used 25 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
OTHER
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OTHER answer page.
Used 25 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- CHOICE (6 uses in xd)
Other clues for OTHER
Every other clue in this collection answered by OTHER, most used first.
- Different - used 200 times, most recently in 2026
- None of the above - used 105 times, most recently in 2026
- Additional - used 71 times, most recently in 2021
- Catchall category - used 56 times, most recently in 2026
- "On the __ hand . . ." - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
- Significant ___ - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
- "None of the above" choice - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- Turn the __ cheek - used 22 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.
- Midway alternative - OHARE, used 67 times
- Advil alternative - ALEVE, used 66 times
- Tylenol alternative - ALEVE, used 39 times
- Clothesline alternative - DRYER, used 34 times
- Window alternative - AISLE, used 33 times
- Budget alternative - ALAMO, used 29 times
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