| Alternative to bath salts | 25 |
| Alternative to Barq's or Hires | 34 |
| Alternative to Barneys New York | 31 |
| Alternative to bankruptcy for a company | 39 |
| Alternative to Avia | 19 |
| Alternative to automatic | 24 |
| Alternative to ass or gas | 25 |
| Alternative to Aspen | 20 |
| Alternative to Ascap | 20 |
| Alternative to Armani | 21 |
| Alternative to Arkia or Israir | 30 |
| Alternative to AOL or Juno | 26 |
| Alternative to AOL or CompuServe | 32 |
| Alternative to another? | 23 |
| Alternative to an umbrella | 26 |
| Alternative to an SUV | 21 |
| Alternative to an iron, in golf | 31 |
| Alternative to an iron | 22 |
| Alternative to an iPhone | 24 |
| Alternative to an exacta | 24 |
| Alternative to an ellipsis, maybe | 33 |
| Alternative to an elimination | 29 |
| Alternative to an elevator | 26 |
| Alternative to an elbow | 23 |
| Alternative to Altoids | 22 |
| Alternative to alternative | 26 |
| Alternative to Alpo | 19 |
| Alternative to Alpine, in skiing | 32 |
| Alternative to all | 18 |
| Alternative to air or highway | 29 |
| Alternative to air conditioning | 31 |
| Alternative to air | 18 |
| Alternative to acrylics | 23 |
| Alternative to Abby | 19 |
| Alternative to a word like shucks or aw | 39 |
| Alternative to a Whopper | 24 |
| Alternative to a watering can | 29 |
| Alternative to a water ski | 26 |
| Alternative to a walk or a run | 30 |
| Alternative to a wagon | 22 |
| Alternative to a volunteer army | 31 |
| Alternative to a Twinkie | 24 |
| Alternative to a tuning fork | 28 |
| Alternative to a true-false test | 32 |
| Alternative to a Trac II | 24 |
| Alternative to a towelette | 26 |
| Alternative to a ticket | 23 |
| Alternative to a tanning booth | 30 |
| Alternative to a taco | 21 |
| Alternative to a subway | 23 |
| Alternative to a steak fry | 26 |
| Alternative to a station wagon or convertible | 45 |
| Alternative to a station wagon | 30 |
| Alternative to a sport utility vehicle | 38 |
| Alternative to a spinner in a board game | 40 |
| Alternative to a spinner | 24 |
| Alternative to a spinet | 23 |
| Alternative to a snake | 22 |
| Alternative to a smiley face emoticon | 37 |
| Alternative to a sliding sunroof | 32 |
| Alternative to a ski lift | 25 |
| Alternative to a singlestick | 28 |
| Alternative to a shower | 23 |
| Alternative to a shake | 22 |
| Alternative to a Segway | 23 |
| Alternative to a sandwich | 25 |
| Alternative to a saber | 22 |
| Alternative to a Roth IRA | 25 |
| Alternative to a roller | 23 |
| Alternative to a rock | 21 |
| Alternative to a rip cord | 25 |
| Alternative to a QWERTY keyboard | 32 |
| Alternative to a queen | 22 |
| Alternative to a Quarter Pounder | 32 |
| Alternative to a purse | 22 |
| Alternative to a purchase | 25 |
| Alternative to a punch | 22 |
| Alternative to a print version: Abbr. | 37 |
| Alternative to a ponytail | 25 |
| Alternative to a plane? | 23 |
| Alternative to a pillbox | 24 |
| Alternative to a Philly cheesesteak | 35 |
| Alternative to a PC | 19 |
| Alternative to a passing shot | 29 |
| Alternative to a parry | 22 |
| Alternative to a paper clip | 27 |
| Alternative to a nanny | 22 |
| Alternative to a nail | 21 |
| Alternative to a Movado | 23 |
| Alternative to a motel | 22 |
| Alternative to a moonroof | 25 |
| Alternative to a Mercedes or BMW | 32 |
| Alternative to a Maxwell | 24 |
| Alternative to a man-to-man defense | 35 |
| Alternative to a long-distance plan | 35 |
| Alternative to a Lady Schick | 28 |
| Alternative to a key | 20 |
| Alternative to a Keogh acct. | 28 |
| Alternative to a jumper | 23 |
| Alternative to a jail term | 26 |