| Alternative to picking, as a guitar | 35 |
| Alternative to pica | 19 |
| Alternative to pepper spray | 27 |
| Alternative to penne | 20 |
| Alternative to Patty | 20 |
| Alternative to pasta | 20 |
| Alternative to parallel, in circuitry | 37 |
| Alternative to paper or plastic | 31 |
| Alternative to Panasonic, once | 30 |
| Alternative to paint or paneling | 32 |
| Alternative to org, com or net | 30 |
| Alternative to org | 18 |
| Alternative to orchestra | 24 |
| Alternative to onion rings | 26 |
| Alternative to One A Day | 24 |
| Alternative to Ole or Edvard | 28 |
| Alternative to oils | 19 |
| Alternative to oil painting | 27 |
| Alternative to oil | 18 |
| Alternative to office or home | 29 |
| Alternative to odds | 19 |
| Alternative to oatmeal, non-dietarily | 37 |
| Alternative to OAK | 18 |
| Alternative to nuts? | 20 |
| Alternative to nude | 19 |
| Alternative to nuclear | 22 |
| Alternative to nothing | 22 |
| Alternative to none | 19 |
| Alternative to noir | 19 |
| Alternative to nine-grain | 25 |
| Alternative to Nikes | 20 |
| Alternative to newspaper classifieds | 36 |
| Alternative to Newark or La Guardia | 35 |
| Alternative to never | 20 |
| Alternative to net | 18 |
| Alternative to mushrooms? | 25 |
| Alternative to mushrooms | 24 |
| Alternative to mushroom or sausage | 34 |
| Alternative to multiple choice | 30 |
| Alternative to Moxie | 20 |
| Alternative to mousse | 21 |
| Alternative to mono | 19 |
| Alternative to mink | 19 |
| Alternative to Midway | 21 |
| Alternative to Meth. or Luth. | 29 |
| Alternative to Mega Bloks | 25 |
| Alternative to Maytag or KitchenAid | 35 |
| Alternative to mayonnaise | 25 |
| Alternative to MasterCard and Visa, informally | 46 |
| Alternative to Mars | 19 |
| Alternative to Marlboros | 24 |
| Alternative to Mario Batali | 27 |
| Alternative to marinara | 23 |
| Alternative to Magnavox | 23 |
| Alternative to Madge | 20 |
| Alternative to Mad at the newsstand? | 36 |
| Alternative to macaroni | 23 |
| Alternative to Lycos | 20 |
| Alternative to Liquid-Plumr | 27 |
| Alternative to liquid medicine | 30 |
| Alternative to LGA | 18 |
| Alternative to Levi's | 25 |
| Alternative to lettuce | 22 |
| Alternative to lemon chiffon | 28 |
| Alternative to legal | 20 |
| Alternative to leaving a test question blank | 44 |
| Alternative to Le Bourget | 25 |
| Alternative to lasers | 21 |
| Alternative to laser | 20 |
| Alternative to Lands' End | 29 |
| Alternative to lager | 20 |
| Alternative to laces | 20 |
| Alternative to La Guardia or Newark, in brief | 45 |
| Alternative to Kodak or Fuji | 28 |
| Alternative to Kennedy or LaGuardia | 35 |
| Alternative to Kennedy | 22 |
| Alternative to JVC or Panasonic, once | 37 |
| Alternative to JVC or Panasonic | 31 |
| Alternative to JVC | 18 |
| Alternative to judo | 19 |
| Alternative to JFK or LGA | 25 |
| Alternative to JFK | 18 |
| Alternative to jelly | 20 |
| Alternative to jeans | 20 |
| Alternative to Jared or Zales | 29 |
| Alternative to ja | 17 |
| Alternative to J.F.K. and La Guardia | 36 |
| Alternative to italic | 21 |
| Alternative to Italian | 22 |
| Alternative to iso- | 19 |
| Alternative to immediate purchase | 33 |
| Alternative to i.e. | 19 |
| Alternative to I, you, he or she | 32 |
| Alternative to humming? | 23 |
| Alternative to Huggies | 22 |
| Alternative to hot pants | 24 |
| Alternative to hoofing it | 25 |
| Alternative to home economics | 29 |
| Alternative to home ec | 22 |
| Alternative to Holiday Inn | 26 |