| 100% | ASAN | 4 | __ alternative to; instead of |
| 68% | LIEU | 4 | In __ of; fancy alternative to "instead of" |
| 68% | REDROSES | 8 | Alternative to a box of chocolates |
| 68% | HANKY | 5 | Alternative to a pack of tissues |
| 67% | JILT | 4 | Say "I don't" to instead of "I do"? |
| 67% | GAS | 3 | Alternative to electric, in terms of stoves |
| 65% | BUTTONFLY | 9 | Alternative to a zip on a pair of jeans |
| 65% | LMAO | 4 | Alternative to the Face with Tears of Joy emoji |
| 65% | LOL | 3 | Alternative to the "face with tears of joy" emoji |
| 63% | KICKBOXER | 9 | Uses feet instead of hands to punch opponents |
| 63% | NASA | 4 | As an alternative to a group of spacemen |
| 63% | NASA | 4 | As an alternative to a group of astronauts |
| 63% | BEANDIP | 7 | Legume-based alternative to a bowl of guacamole |
| 61% | TRAIN | 5 | Alternative to avoid the headaches of 17-, 26-, 44- and 58-Across |
| 61% | ROTI | 4 | Indian flatbread that is alternative to naan (anagram of "riot") |
| 58% | VERSUS | 6 | In contrast to or as the alternative of |
| 56% | SLASH | 5 | What's typed instead of a question mark if you forget to press shift |
| 56% | ACU | 3 | Prefix with "pressure" to mean a form of alternative medicine |
| 56% | BARTER | 6 | To trade goods instead of paying with money |
| 55% | SPECIALK | 8 | Total alternative ... and a feature of the answers to starred clues? |
| 54% | TAN | 3 | You can get a spray ___ instead of going to the beach to achieve the same result |
| 54% | MAHI | 4 | Half of an alternative to 7-Down |
| 54% | TEA | 3 | Source of caffeine, alternative to coffee |
| 54% | HONEY | 5 | Natural sweetener often added as a healthier alternative to sugar in a steaming cup of tea |
| 54% | REM | 3 | Georgia band considered to be one of the first alternative rock groups |
| 52% | FOR | 3 | Instead of |
| 52% | THAN | 4 | Instead of |
| 52% | STAYHOME | 8 | What to do instead of going to work sick |
| 52% | ETC | 3 | Alternative to "..." |
| 52% | LOL | 3 | Alternative to :-) |