Familiar substitution — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 3–letter crossword clue “Familiar substitution”? This page covers its appearance in NYT Crossword on 21st Aug 1997. You can reveal the answer at your pace — one letter at a time or the whole word in one go. We also provide helpful extras where available: an AI-generated hint, a dictionary definition, other clues that share the same answer, and a jumbled-letters view for quick anagramming.
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The answer to “Familiar substitution” is ETC (3 letters).
We last saw “Familiar substitution” in NYT Crossword on 21st Aug 1997.
The 3-letter answer for “Familiar substitution” is ETC.
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