| Alternative to win or draw | 26 |
| Alternative to whole wheat | 26 |
| Alternative to whole or 2% | 26 |
| Alternative to white or wheat | 29 |
| Alternative to white or rye | 27 |
| Alternative to watercolors | 26 |
| Alternative to waffles | 22 |
| Alternative to Visa or MC | 25 |
| Alternative to Virginia Slims | 29 |
| Alternative to vanilla: Abbr. | 29 |
| Alternative to U.S.P.S. | 23 |
| Alternative to Twinkies | 23 |
| Alternative to Travelers | 24 |
| Alternative to tossed salad | 27 |
| Alternative to TNT or TBS | 25 |
| Alternative to tighty whities | 29 |
| Alternative to Tic Tacs | 23 |
| Alternative to the subway | 25 |
| Alternative to the orchestra | 28 |
| Alternative to the mall | 23 |
| Alternative to the Fiesta | 25 |
| Alternative to text messages | 28 |
| Alternative to term insurance | 29 |
| Alternative to Tempur-Pedic | 27 |
| Alternative to tea leaves | 25 |
| Alternative to Szechwan | 23 |
| Alternative to Szechuan | 23 |
| Alternative to suspenders | 25 |
| Alternative to standard TV | 26 |
| Alternative to Sony or JVC | 26 |
| Alternative to snail mail | 25 |
| Alternative to smoking? | 23 |
| Alternative to smoking | 22 |
| Alternative to sm. and med. | 27 |
| Alternative to shrooms | 22 |
| Alternative to shoots? | 22 |
| Alternative to sherbet | 22 |
| Alternative to seven-grain | 26 |
| Alternative to satellite | 24 |
| Alternative to Russian | 22 |
| Alternative to Ruffles | 22 |
| Alternative to rubber bullets | 29 |
| Alternative to Rover or Rex | 27 |
| Alternative to round-trip | 25 |
| Alternative to roll-on | 22 |
| Alternative to Reuters | 22 |
| Alternative to Rep. to Dem. | 27 |
| Alternative to Rep. or Dem. | 27 |
| Alternative to regular | 22 |
| Alternative to reflexology | 26 |
| Alternative to Red Roof | 23 |
| Alternative to raspberries? | 27 |
| Alternative to R.O.T.C. | 23 |
| Alternative to quadraphony | 26 |
| Alternative to quadraphonic | 27 |
| Alternative to purchase | 23 |
| Alternative to pumpernickel | 27 |
| Alternative to Propecia | 23 |
| Alternative to prix fixe | 24 |
| Alternative to premium | 22 |
| Alternative to pregnancy | 24 |
| Alternative to pounds, once | 27 |
| Alternative to potatoes | 23 |
| Alternative to plastic wrap | 27 |
| Alternative to plastic | 22 |
| Alternative to Pl. or Ct. | 25 |
| Alternative to pj's | 23 |
| Alternative to pizzicato | 24 |
| Alternative to pepper spray | 27 |
| Alternative to orchestra | 24 |
| Alternative to onion rings | 26 |
| Alternative to One A Day | 24 |
| Alternative to Ole or Edvard | 28 |
| Alternative to oil painting | 27 |
| Alternative to office or home | 29 |
| Alternative to nuclear | 22 |
| Alternative to nothing | 22 |
| Alternative to nine-grain | 25 |
| Alternative to mushrooms? | 25 |
| Alternative to mushrooms | 24 |
| Alternative to Meth. or Luth. | 29 |
| Alternative to Mega Bloks | 25 |
| Alternative to mayonnaise | 25 |
| Alternative to Marlboros | 24 |
| Alternative to Mario Batali | 27 |
| Alternative to marinara | 23 |
| Alternative to Magnavox | 23 |
| Alternative to macaroni | 23 |
| Alternative to Liquid-Plumr | 27 |
| Alternative to Levi's | 25 |
| Alternative to lettuce | 22 |
| Alternative to lemon chiffon | 28 |
| Alternative to Le Bourget | 25 |
| Alternative to Lands' End | 29 |
| Alternative to Kodak or Fuji | 28 |
| Alternative to Kennedy | 22 |
| Alternative to JFK or LGA | 25 |
| Alternative to Jared or Zales | 29 |
| Alternative to Italian | 22 |
| Alternative to humming? | 23 |