Tea leaves' alternative Crossword Clue

Looking for the answer to “Tea leaves' alternative” from the Universal crossword of February 23, 2026? It has 5 letters. Flip the tiles one at a time, try a hint first, or look through the rest of that puzzle.

Crossword answer

UNIVERSAL, FEBRUARY 23, 2026

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Hints

Three clues to the answer, gentle first. Open one at a time.

Hint 1 Meaning

Hint 2 Anagram

Hint 3 Another clue

More clues from the Universal (February 23, 2026)

Across

1. Large primate
4. Hawaiian greeting or farewell
9. Design detail, briefly
13. ___ Jones
14. Lesser-played part of a 45
15. One may lay a bathroom floor
17. Sports bet based on total points
19. The best and the brightest
20. Put into play
21. Guys at a think tank
23. "Me too"
26. Taking heat
28. "Buckle Up, Dummies" ad, e.g.
29. Give, as duties
31. Scot's "not"
32. Heat source good for drying out a boot
34. Sinbad's setting
36. Sinbad, for one
37. Greek letters after etas
40. ___ up (energize)
41. Cowboy's boot?
44. "I can't believe this," online
46. Crafty
47. Laudatory poem
48. Get going, as a motorcycle
51. In a past life
52. How a fool acts
53. Supporter
55. Painting such as "The Last Supper"
56. Go back to the beginning, as with this puzzle's theme answers?
62. Comic Martin
63. Tea leaves' alternative
64. Disco ___ (the '70s, in music history)
65. Takes a gander at
66. Alpha's counterpart
67. Go for it

Down

1. Fuss
2. Personal take, for short
3. Farm mama
4. Laptop brand from Taiwan
5. Pickup ___
6. Like all primes except two
7. Giggling syllable
8. Shorten
9. Animal rounded up in a roundup
10. Middle Eastern rice dish
11. What a loss in a tournament often leads to
12. The "c" in etc.
16. Zellweger of "Judy"
18. Bitterly regret
22. Cub's place
23. 15, 30 and 50 are common ones, in brief
24. It's west of the Pacific
25. Singer who is "defrosted" every November 1
26. LA's country
27. Actor Cage, familiarly
29. Each
30. Camera option, for short
33. Shady tree
34. "Where the Sidewalk Ends" author Silverstein
35. "A mouse!"
37. The Horned Frogs of the NCAA
38. "Highway to Hell" band
39. ___-Ball (arcade game)
41. Seeks divine guidance from
42. Common pg. size
43. Back, on a boat
44. Reads rapidly
45. Part of an hour
46. Ga. city
49. Scoundrel
50. Monica who won nine tennis majors
51. Peace activist Yoko
53. Tadpole, eventually
54. Lead-in to "boy" or "girl"
57. Cap that may be plaid
58. "Rules ___ rules"
59. Hound doc
60. Misjudge, say
61. Bit of sunshine

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Questions

What is the answer to “Tea leaves' alternative”?

TAROT, 5 letters: any of a set of playing cards used for fortune-telling.

When was “Tea leaves' alternative” last seen in a crossword?

In the Universal crossword of February 23, 2026.

How many letters does the answer have?

5 letters, starting with T.