Letter substitution clues

One letter in a word is swapped for another.

Substitution clues take a word and change one letter for another, often both given as abbreviations: 'bachelor' (B) replacing 'hospital' (H), for example.

Example

Bachelor replaces hospital in hat to make a flying creature (3)

BAT: In HAT, swap H (hospital) for B (bachelor) to get BAT, defined by 'flying creature'.

Common indicators

replacing
for
instead of
in place of
changing
exchanging
swapping
becomes
turning into

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Solving tips

Learn the standard single-letter abbreviations; substitutions almost always use them.

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