Alternative to Budget Crossword Clue

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AVIS

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(noun)
1. a siege and massacre at a mission in San Antonio in 1836; Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico

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BUDGET (noun)
1. a summary of intended expenditures along with proposals for how to meet them
2. a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose
BUDGET (verb)
1. make a budget
ALTERNATIVE (adjective)
1. serving or used in place of another
2. necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities
ALTERNATIVE (noun)
1. one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen

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AVIS
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More USA Today Crossword (12/29/2025) Answers

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15. Sydney Opera House solo

16. Kayak or canoe

17. "I'm SO mad!" feeling

18. Perfect scores, perhaps

19. At Last singer James

20. Calf's sound

21. ". . . according to rumors, anyway"

24. Like many Halloween costumes on November 1

26. Title in Congress (Abbr.)

27. Like pond scum

30. The 1970s, e.g.

35. Arizona's neighbor to the north

38. 16-Across builder in Genesis

40. Like Marcus Aurelius

41. Drinks it all in

44. Retail outlet

45. Jackson ___, Wyoming

46. Old flames

47. Least cooked.

49. ___ out (chose not to participate)

51. Mesozoic or Cenozoic

53. Breathtaking element?

57. Follow-up vaccination

63. "Barbie" star Issa

64. Negate the effects of

65. ___ Lisa

66. Dry-___ marker

68. Part of many wineglasses

69. Leave out

70. Understood

71. Sprinkler attachment

72. Assign stars to

73. Homeowners' documents

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2. Gas used in many headlights

3. Popular frozen waffles

4. Bend the truth

5. Casual walk

6. Baseball equipment often made from ash, maple or birch

7. McFlurry mix-in option

8. After-dinner candies

9. Criticized severely

10. Listen to

11. Braille symbols

12. Numbers studied by statisticians

13. "Please don't go!"

22. Bridle straps

23. Spanish for 'January'

25. On land

28. Insect in a meme that might be captioned "Got any lamps?"

29. "Hooray!"

31. Larry David genre

32. Visa competitor, for short

33. Great ___ (large dog breed)

34. Docs that might treat vertigo

35. "Back in the ___"

36. "Toodle-oo!"

37. Declare formally

39. "I need a hand here!"

42. "I can't remember my password" option

43. Same here

48. Minor earthquake

50. Renew, say

52. Pleasant scent

54. Prep a little Parmesan

55. Made simpler

56. Maslow's hierarchy of ___

57. Part of a hedge

58. Not fooled by

59. Commemorative poems

60. "___ Like It Hot" (Marilyn Monroe film)

61. Irritable mood

62. Despise

67. Fish eggs

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