Zipper alternative
The crossword clue "Zipper alternative" is answered by VELCRO, a 6-letter entry. Used 12 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
VELCRO
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the VELCRO answer page.
Used 12 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for VELCRO
Every other clue in this collection answered by VELCRO, most used first.
- Zipper substitute - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Shoelace alternative - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
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