Clues for the word "ALTERNATE"
We've had 27 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 56 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily American crossword on December 03, 2025.
Definition of alternate
- a. - Being or succeeding by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; by turns first one and then the other; hence, reciprocal.
- a. - Designating the members in a series, which regularly intervene between the members of another series, as the odd or even numbers of the numerals; every other; every second; as, the alternate members 1, 3, 5, 7, etc. ; read every alternate line.
- a. - Distributed, as leaves, singly at different heights of the stem, and at equal intervals as respects angular divergence.
- n. - That which alternates with something else; vicissitude.
- n. - A substitute; one designated to take the place of another, if necessary, in performing some duty.
- n. - A proportion derived from another proportion by interchanging the means.
- v. t. - To perform by turns, or in succession; to cause to succeed by turns; to interchange regularly.
- v. i. - To happen, succeed, or act by turns; to follow reciprocally in place or time; -- followed by with; as, the flood and ebb tides alternate with each other.
- v. i. - To vary by turns; as, the land alternates between rocky hills and sandy plains.
Referring Clues
- Sub
- What black and white squares do on a chessboard
- Take turns
- BACKUP
- Every second
- Thirteenth juror
- Stand-in
- Every other
- Appearing every second
- Showing unusual talent, are to take turns
- A large bird consumed every second?
- Every other at eternal assembly
- Switch C and B in box?
- Act reciprocally
- Every other officer in near chaos at the end
- Surprisingly, Attlee ran as deputy
- A teal viciously biting another aquatic bird every second
- Substitute to change number at end of game
- Every other substitute
- Every other change involved a 10
- Take turns to make neat?
- Every other neat clue?
- Take turns to brew a Trent ale
- Substitute delegate
- Substitute every second
- Winger in a last-minute switch
- Substitute
Last Seen In
- Daily American - December 03, 2025
- Mirror Daily - August 22, 2025
- Mirror Daily - July 17, 2025
- Daily American - November 23, 2024
- Daily American - July 09, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - May 31, 2024
- Mirror Daily - February 28, 2024
- Daily American - December 03, 2023
- Mirror Daily - November 26, 2023
- USA Today - November 18, 2023
- Mirror Daily - October 25, 2023
- Mirror Daily - January 08, 2023
- Daily American - November 23, 2022
- Mirror Daily - September 12, 2022
- Daily American - July 09, 2022
- New York Times - January 19, 2022
- Guardian Quiptic - February 05, 2018
- Mirror Daily - December 05, 2017
- Daily American - December 03, 2017
- Guardian Cryptic - November 24, 2017
- Mirror Daily - August 22, 2017
- Mirror Daily - July 17, 2017
- Guardian Cryptic - April 03, 2017
- Guardian Prize - February 18, 2017
- Mirror Daily - August 22, 2016
- Guardian Quick - August 02, 2016
- Guardian Cryptic - July 18, 2016
- Mirror Daily - July 17, 2016
- Guardian Quick - November 17, 2015
- Guardian Quiptic - September 21, 2015
- And in 26 more crossword puzzles...