Act as a substitute
The crossword clue "Act as a substitute" is answered by STEPIN, a 6-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2016. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
STEPIN
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the STEPIN answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2016. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for STEPIN
Every other clue in this collection answered by STEPIN, most used first.
- Intervene - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
- Get involved - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Intercede - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
- Enter - used 7 times, most recently in 2008
- Take over - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
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.
- Substitute. - ERSATZ, used 34 times
- Act parts - SCENES, used 28 times
- Act as a go-between - LIAISE, used 25 times
- First act - OPENER, used 19 times
- Act opener - SCENEI, used 16 times
- Ceremonial act - RITUAL, used 11 times
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