| STOODIN | Acted as a replacement for somebody: 2 wds. |
| MORGANWALLEN | Country singer with the 2024 #1 hit "Love Somebody": 2 wds. |
| INSTEADOF | As a replacement for (7,2) |
| SOYABEAN | A plant product used as a replacement for animal protein (4,4) |
| INLIEU | ___ of, as a replacement for (2,4) |
| DATES | Fruits sometimes used as a replacement for sugar |
| SUBIN | Act as a replacement (for) |
| LIEU | In ___ of (as a replacement for) |
| STEAD | In her ___ (as a replacement for her) |
| TAU | Number proposed by some mathematicians as a replacement for pi |
| RICOH | The ___ Arena, home of Aviva Premiership rugby side Wasps, originally built as a replacement for Coventry City's Highfield Road ground |
| ALLEGRO | Austin family car launched in 1973, designed as a replacement for the Austin 1100 and 1300 models (7) |
| SOYA | Protein derived from the beans of an Asian plant, used as a replacement for animal protein in certain foods (4) |
| SPANDEX | What was invented in the late 1950s and used as a replacement for rubber in women's foundation garments? (7) |
| PRAGUE | Capital city used as a replacement for Vienna in Amadeus and The Illusionist (6) |
| TESHER | Last name of the Star's advice columnist Ellie; her column would debut September 11, 2002 as a replacement for Ann Landers |
| SOY | Highly proteinaceous vegetable whose fruit is used as a replacement for animal protein (3) |
| ABUJA | Capital city of Nigeria, constructed in the 1980s as a replacement for Lagos (5) |
| BAIRSTOW | English wicketkeeper-batsman joining Mumbai Indians as a replacement for Will Jacks in IPL 2025.(Last Name) (8) |
| ASALANKA | Sri Lankan all-rounder signed by Mumbai Indians as a replacement for Corbin Bosch in IPL 2025.(Last Name) (8) |
