Ice cream alternative
The crossword clue "Ice cream alternative" is answered by SORBET, a 6-letter entry. Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2014; first recorded in 1996. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SORBET
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SORBET answer page.
Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2014; first recorded in 1996. It appears in 5 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.
- FROZENCUSTARD (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for SORBET
Every other clue in this collection answered by SORBET, most used first.
- Frozen dessert - used 23 times, most recently in 2018
- Icy dessert - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
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