Stand-ins
The crossword clue "Stand-ins" is answered by SUBS, a 4-letter entry. Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1976. 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
SUBS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SUBS answer page.
Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1976. 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.
- PROXIES (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for SUBS
Every other clue in this collection answered by SUBS, most used first.
- Long lunches? - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- Benchwarmers - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Long sandwiches - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Second-stringers - used 9 times, most recently in 2018
- Heros - used 7 times, most recently in 2010
- Hoagies - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Temps - 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.
- Let it stand - STET, used 108 times
- Stand up - RISE, used 92 times
- Can't stand - HATE, used 68 times
- Stand up to - DEFY, used 55 times
- Stand the test of time - LAST, used 49 times
- Holiday lead-ins - EVES, used 48 times
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