Foil alternative
The crossword clue "Foil alternative" is answered by SABER, a 5-letter entry. Used 9 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SABER
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SABER answer page.
Used 9 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 3 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.
- SARANWRAP (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for SABER
Every other clue in this collection answered by SABER, most used first.
- Cavalry sword - used 94 times, most recently in 2026
- Cavalry weapon - used 88 times, most recently in 2026
- Fencing sword - used 33 times, most recently in 2025
- Curved sword - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
- Cavalry blade - used 14 times, most recently in 2022
- Weapon. - used 13 times, most recently in 1974
- Side arm. - used 12 times, most recently in 1979
- Heavy sword - used 11 times, most recently in 2019
- Ceremonial weapon - used 9 times, most recently in 2006
- ___-toothed tiger - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Rattled weapon? - used 7 times, most recently in 2009
- Light weapon? - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Soldier's sword - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
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
- Big name in foil - ALCOA, used 34 times
- Clothesline alternative - DRYER, used 34 times
- Window alternative - AISLE, used 33 times
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