| Alternative to pepper spray | 27 |
| Alternative to pica | 19 |
| Alternative to picking, as a guitar | 35 |
| Alternative to pizzicato | 24 |
| Alternative to pj's | 23 |
| Alternative to Pl. or Ct. | 25 |
| Alternative to plastic | 22 |
| Alternative to plastic at a supermarket | 39 |
| Alternative to plastic wrap | 27 |
| Alternative to potatoes | 23 |
| Alternative to potatoes, perhaps | 32 |
| Alternative to pounds | 21 |
| Alternative to pounds, once | 27 |
| Alternative to pregnancy | 24 |
| Alternative to Prell | 20 |
| Alternative to premium | 22 |
| Alternative to prix fixe | 24 |
| Alternative to Prodigy or CompuServe | 36 |
| Alternative to Propecia | 23 |
| Alternative to public transportation | 36 |
| Alternative to pumpernickel | 27 |
| Alternative to purchase | 23 |
| Alternative to puri or uttapam | 30 |
| Alternative to Putinka, briefly | 31 |
| Alternative to quadraphonic | 27 |
| Alternative to quadraphony | 26 |
| Alternative to R.O.T.C. | 23 |
| Alternative to Raid | 19 |
| Alternative to rail | 19 |
| Alternative to raspberries? | 27 |
| Alternative to Reach | 20 |
| Alternative to ready? | 21 |
| Alternative to Red Roof | 23 |
| Alternative to reflexology | 26 |
| Alternative to regular | 22 |
| Alternative to rent | 19 |
| Alternative to Rep. or Dem. | 27 |
| Alternative to Rep. to Dem. | 27 |
| Alternative to Reuters | 22 |
| Alternative to rhyme | 20 |
| Alternative to rice | 19 |
| Alternative to roll-on | 22 |
| Alternative to rolls | 20 |
| Alternative to rouge in roulette | 32 |
| Alternative to round-trip | 25 |
| Alternative to Rover | 20 |
| Alternative to Rover or Rex | 27 |
| Alternative to rubber bullets | 29 |
| Alternative to Ruffles | 22 |
| Alternative to Russian | 22 |
| Alternative to rye for a sandwich maker | 39 |
| Alternative to salad | 20 |
| Alternative to satellite | 24 |
| Alternative to Scylla | 21 |
| Alternative to seitan | 21 |
| Alternative to seven-grain | 26 |
| Alternative to shaving cream, for retro types | 45 |
| Alternative to shells | 21 |
| Alternative to sherbet | 22 |
| Alternative to Shiite | 21 |
| Alternative to shine | 20 |
| Alternative to shoots? | 22 |
| Alternative to shoving mail under the door | 42 |
| Alternative to shrooms | 22 |
| Alternative to singles, in figure skating | 41 |
| Alternative to sm. and med. | 27 |
| Alternative to smoking | 22 |
| Alternative to smoking? | 23 |
| Alternative to snail mail | 25 |
| Alternative to soap | 19 |
| Alternative to Sony or JVC | 26 |
| Alternative to special delivery | 31 |
| Alternative to stairs | 21 |
| Alternative to stamp | 20 |
| Alternative to standard medicine | 32 |
| Alternative to standard TV | 26 |
| Alternative to steps | 20 |
| Alternative to Subway or Blimpie | 32 |
| Alternative to suspenders | 25 |
| Alternative to Szechuan | 23 |
| Alternative to Szechwan | 23 |
| Alternative to tea leaves | 25 |
| Alternative to Tempur-Pedic | 27 |
| Alternative to term insurance | 29 |
| Alternative to text messages | 28 |
| Alternative to texted | 21 |
| Alternative to texts | 20 |
| Alternative to that | 19 |
| Alternative to the euro: Abbr. | 30 |
| Alternative to the Fiesta | 25 |
| Alternative to the mall | 23 |
| Alternative to the morning-after pill | 37 |
| Alternative to the orchestra | 28 |
| Alternative to the pill, briefly | 32 |
| Alternative to the post office | 30 |
| Alternative to the subway | 25 |
| Alternative to this and that, with "the" | 50 |
| Alternative to Tic Tacs | 23 |
| Alternative to tighty whities | 29 |
| Alternative to TNT or TBS | 25 |