"Call" or "fold" alternative

The answer to “"Call" or "fold" alternative” in the USA Today crossword is RAISE — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the USA Today crossword on July 5, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 59-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“"Call" or "fold" alternative” answer

RAISE (5 letters)

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Why the answer is RAISE

RAISE is the 5-letter solution that fits ""Call" or "fold" alternative" in the USA Today crossword on July 5, 2026 (59-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does RAISE mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of RAISE is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “"Call" or "fold" alternative” appeared?

USA Today reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

July 5, 2026 (most recent) → RAISE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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