The Clue
Alternative (4 letter answer)
The Answer
ELSE
Tags
Notes
The answer ELSE is very common and appears about once every 23 puzzles.
Related Clues
In addition
Additional
Additionally
Besides
Besides that
Different
Differently
Further
Instead
Other
Otherwise
Choice word
End of a warning
If not
Over and above
Ultimatum word
"Anything ___?" (waiter's query)
Frequent follower of someone
"If all ___ fails ..."
It ends a threat
"Leave all ___ to the gods"
Lord High Everything ___
"So what ___ is new?"
"Or ___ swoon to death": Keats
Word with who or what
"Anything ___" (Woody Allen film)
"What ___ can I say?"
"___ would a maiden blush . . . ": Shak.
Definition
ELSE as an adjective:
1. other than what is under consideration or implied; "ask somebody else"; "I don't know what else to do"; "where else can we look?"
ELSE as an adverb:
1. additional to or different from this one or place or time or manner; "nobody else is here"; "she ignored everything else"; "I don't know where else to look"; "when else can we have the party?"; "couldn't decide how else it could be done"
2. (usually used with `or') if not, then; "watch your step or else you may fall"; "leave or else I'll get angry"