Answer: ALA
ALA is a crossword puzzle answer that we have spotted 583 times.
Referring Clues:
- Pie ___ mode
 - Recipe title part
 - ___ rigueur (literally)
 - ___ mode
 - Chicken ___ king
 - Taking after
 - It borders Fla.
 - One of the states seen from Lookout Mtn.
 - ___ provencale (with garlic or onions)
 - Part of a name on a menu
 - ___ maison (indoors): Fr.
 - Neighbor of Tenn.
 - ___ broche (cooked on a spit)
 - Cookbook phrase
 - Like
 - Pie-mode connection
 - Menu words
 - ___ broche (cooking style)
 - In the style of
 - King intro
 - King preceder
 - Imitating
 - ___ mort (melancholy)
 - ___ mort (dispirited)
 - Where the C.S.A. was formed
 - Cordon bleu's phrase
 - It goes before carte, but not horse
 - Chef's phrase
 - State next to Miss.
 - ___ vapeur (steamed)
 - In the way of
 - Chicken ___ king: 2 wds.
 - ___ king
 - ___ française
 - After
 - Fla. neighbor
 - C.S.A. state
 - Carte start
 - Part of a recipe title
 - Russell Cave Natl. Mon. locale
 - Menu phrase
 - Tenn. neighbor
 - ___ provençale
 - ___ parisienne
 - According to
 - In the manner of
 - ___ bonne heure (very well): Fr.
 - Cotton State: Abbr.
 - With 34-Down, an ordering option
 - ___ fin (at last): Fr.
 - Part of the Deep South: Abbr.
 - Heart of Dixie: Abbr.
 - Carte starter
 - Mobile home?: Abbr.
 - Miss. neighbor
 - Mobile home: Abbr.
 - Resembling
 - __ mode (topped with ice cream)
 - Part of a dish's name
 - It goes before the carte, not the horse
 - 1-Down's state: Abbr.
 - Part of the Gulf Coast: Abbr.
 - Patterned after
 - ___ florentine
 - ___ carte
 - Home of Nascar's Talladega Superspeedway: Abbr.
 - Huntsville's home: Abbr.
 - Lead-in to many a chef's name
 - Home of the first capital of the Confederacy: Abbr.
 - ___ grecque
 - Neighbor of Ga.
 - Univ. of ___, alma mater of Joe Namath and Bart Starr
 - Tuskegee U. locale
 - Tuskegee's locale: Abbr.
 - Mobile's state: Abbr.
 - With 65-Across, like some orders
 - Gulf st.
 - In the style of, on menus
 - Words before carte or mode
 - King lead-in
 - Words between pie and mode
 - Mode or carte lead-in
 - St. of the Crimson Tide
 - Neighbor of Miss.
 - Chef's catchphrase
 - So. state
 - Cotton Belt st.
 - Bit of French on a menu
 - In the manner of, on a menu
 - Heart of Dixie (abbr.)
 - "Heart of Dixie" st.
 - Phrase before carte or king
 - Chef's catch phrase
 - Chicken-king connector
 - Chicken-king connection
 - Very much like
 - The Crimson Tide's st.
 - Chef's "in the style of"
 - King or carte preceder
 - Made with, in cookery
 - State seen from Lookout Mt.
 - Dixie state (abbr.)
 - Pie-mode connector
 - In imitation of
 - Tenn. adjoiner
 - Mode or carte preceder
 - In the fashion of
 - In that fashion
 - In emulation of
 - Words before carte
 - Sen. Shelby's state
 - It goes before the "carte"
 - Mobile home? (abbr.)
 - Sen. Sessions's state
 - Styled after
 - Mimicking
 - French menu phrase
 - Mobile st.?
 - Birmingham's state: Abbr.
 - Russell Cave National Monument setting: Abbr.
 - ___ grecque (cooked in olive oil, lemon juice, wine, and herbs, and served cold)
 - In the style of, on a menu
 - State on the Gulf of Mexico: Abbr.
 - Déjeuner ___ fourchette (light meal)
 - __ carte
 - Kitchen catchphrase
 - One of the eight states bordering Tenn.
 - Lobster ___ Newburg
 - It comes before the carte
 - Part of many fancy dish names
 - King or mode lead-in
 - State with the counties Tuscaloosa and Tallapoosa: Abbr.
 - ___ page (up-to-the-minute)
 - ___ plancha (cooked on a griddle)
 - Home state of minor league baseball's Montgomery Biscuits: Abbr.
 - ___ king (how chicken might be served)
 - Miss. abutter
 - Deep South state: Abbr.
 - CSA member
 - Tuscaloosa's state: Abbr.
 - U.S. state that comes first alphabetically: Abbr.
 - The Chattahoochee R. forms part of its border
 - State whose cap. is Montgomery
 - Home to the Crimson Tide: Abbr.
 - "___-peanut-butter-sandwiches!" (magic words of the Amazing Mumford on "Sesame Street")
 - Its State Quarter has Braille on it: Abbr.
 - With 38-Across, served with ice cream
 - The Camellia State: Abbr.
 - ___ carte (not prix fixe)
 - State since Dec. 14, 1819
 - Words before carte or king
 - The Perdido R. forms part of its border
 - Bob Riley is its gov.
 - Setting of Auburn U.
 - Helen Keller is on its state quarter: Abbr.
 - Dave Brubeck's "Blue Rondo ___ Turk"
 - "My Cousin Vinny" setting: Abbr.
 - Alphabetically first state: Abbr.
 - ___ maison (French for "indoors")
 - Its flag consists of a crimson St. Andrew's cross on a white background: Abbr.
 - Cotton Belt state: Abbr.
 - Words before française or grecque
 - Setting of Tuscaloosa Co.
 - State bordering the Gulf of Mexico: Abbr.
 - Setting of Tuskegee U.
 - __ mode
 - Pie-mode link
 - One of the Gulf Sts.
 - Montgomery's st.
 - __ broche: skewered
 - Ga. neighbor
 - Chicken __ king
 - __ king
 - Menu attribution words
 - Catchphrase in the kitchen
 - Words before king or mode
 - __ Provençale
 - Talladega's st.
 - Tuscaloosa's st.
 - It's near Miss.
 - Menu term
 - Attributive menu phrase
 - Mode lead-in
 - Pie __ mode
 - Bit of French on some menus
 - Words on a menu
 - Mobile's home: Abbr.
 - Just like
 - It's due east of Miss.
 - Fashioned like
 - Recipe phrase
 - Mobile home, briefly
 - Modeled after
 - __ mode (65 Down order)
 - State south of Tenn.
 - ''Mode'' lead-in
 - Au cousin
 - Words before ''king''
 - King intro?
 - ___ rigueur (to the fullest extent)
 - ___ mode (topped with ice cream)
 - Carte opener
 - "Au" cousin
 - Selma's state, briefly
 - Words before "carte" but not "horse"
 - After the style of
 - ''Mode'' preceder
 - ___ Provencale (with garlic, onions, etc.)
 - ___ mode (served with ice cream)
 - Chef's ''in the style of''
 - What's put before the carte?
 - Common menu term
 - Beginning for ''carte'' or ''king''
 - Chicken-king link
 - It precedes ''carte'' or ''mode''
 - Eggs ___ Suisse
 - Chicken-king center
 - Chicken-King divider
 - Part of a chef's jargon
 - A near-Miss. state
 - It's put before the carte?
 - Chef's term
 - Near Miss.?
 - ___ Provencale (cooking style)
 - Part of a recipe title, sometimes
 - Chicken-King separator
 - Words with "mode" or "king"
 - "Carte" lead-in
 - Menu phrase, perhaps
 - Carte words
 - It goes before the carte
 - Menu words, perhaps
 - Words with king or mode
 - It precedes carte or mode
 - Neighbor of Fla.
 - "Carte" or "mode" lead-in
 - Much like
 - Carte lead-in
 - Words before king or carte
 - Emulating
 - "Carte" start
 - Birmingham's state (Abbr.)
 - Near-Miss. state
 - Cookbook words
 - Words before "carte"
 - Menu catchphrase
 - Cooking term
 - Words before "king" or "mode"
 - Words after "chicken" and before "king"
 - A near-Miss. state?
 - Mobile location (abbr.)
 - Phrase on some menus
 - As done by
 - Hank Williams's home state: Abbr.
 - Pie-mode bridge
 - Mobile state? (Abbr.)
 - ___ carte (menu phrase)
 - Auburn Univ. locale
 - Palindromic menu phrase
 - St. with a red X on its flag
 - Reminiscent of
 - State neighboring Fla.
 - "Mode" lead-in
 - Gulf state abbr.
 - Carte intro
 - ___ carte (7 Down phrase)
 - It precedes "carte" or "mode"
 - "Mode" preceder
 - Beginning for "carte" or "king"
 - Words before "king"
 - ___ broche: skewered
 - Chicken-king stuffing
 - Bear Bryant's U.
 - Southern st.
 - Confederate st.
 - It's put before the carte
 - "Au" alternative
 - Carte preceder
 - Tuskegee Inst.'s home
 - A "Forrest Gump" setting: abbr.
 - "Heart of Dixie" state: abbr.
 - It's S of Tenn.
 - Mode intro
 - ___ mode (65 Down order)
 - ___ maison (French for indoors)
 - It's below Tenn.
 - Copying
 - Mobile state: Abbr.
 - 48 Across neighbor
 - Plant parts
 - Petals
 - Words before mode or king
 - Carte or mode preceder
 - Flower petals
 - ____ mode
 - Prefix for mode or king
 - King or mode preceder
 - ____mode
 - ___mode
 - ____ mode
 - Cookbook catch phrase
 - Carte or mode lead-in
 - Cookbook catch phrase
 - Near-Miss. state?
 - Following
 - Very much alike
 - Chicken-king tie
 - Words before "king" or "carte"
 - Scottsboro's st.
 - Copying the style of
 - St. where "To Kill A Mock¬ing¬bird" takes place
 - In the vein of
 - Tuskegee U.'s state
 - "Carte" or "mode" preceder
 - St. with regressive immigration laws
 - In the manner of
 - Done in the manner of
 - Made in the manner of
 - GA neighbor
 - It comes before the 'carte'
 - King or carte lead-in
 - With 65-Down, prix fixe alternative
 - Carte or king lead-in
 - Mobile loc.
 - With 73-Across, served with ice cream
 - It may come before the carte?
 - Words between "chicken" and "king"
 - Part of the Confederacy: Abbr.
 - Au alternative
 - ___ carte menu
 - Indicator of how something is done
 - Chef's recipe words
 - State represented by Sen. Sessions
 - Part of some recipe titles
 - ___ mode (with ice cream)
 - Its state flower is the camellia: Abbr.
 - King's introduction?
 - Shelver's org.
 - Avis pair
 - State between Miss. and Ga.
 - In the spirit of
 - ___ broche (on a skewer)
 - As per
 - Words of attribution
 - Term before "carte" or "mode"
 - Mobile's st.
 - ___ broche (cooked on a skewer)
 - Sort of like
 - Org. for cataloguers
 - Mobile phone site?: Abbr.
 - Words before mode, in Montigny
 - Arroz ___ Cubana: Spanish dish
 - It's east of Miss.
 - Part of many a dish's name
 - Hank Aaron's birth state: abbr.
 - ___ Moana Center (Honolulu mall)
 - Chicken ___ Kiev
 - Chicken-king connectors
 - After the style of`
 - Tuskegee U. setting
 - As (so-and-so) cooks it
 - Phrase before king, but not queen
 - Where the Confederate flag was first flown: Abbr.
 - Apple pie ___ mode
 - Words preceding mode
 - One of the Gulf States: Abbr.
 - Strudel ___ mode
 - Book-access org.
 - I-65 runs through it
 - Chicken-king stuffing?
 - Talladega's state (abbr.)
 - Words in a dish
 - French phrase in cookbooks
 - Cooked in the style of
 - Yellowhammer State: Abbr.
 - Phrase before mode
 - Bit of culinary jargon
 - After the fashion of
 - ______mode
 - By way of
 - Tuscaloosa's home (abbr.)
 - Start for "carte" or "king"
 - Mobile setting (abbr.)
 - Birmingham's st.
 - Phrase before carte or mode
 - Chicken ___ diable
 - "Carte" starter
 - "Carte" or "mode" word
 - Winglike part
 - The Tennessee R. runs through it
 - Similar to
 - carte
 - ___ grecque (cooked in olive oil and lemons)
 - It separates a chicken from a king?
 - "Any Day Now" state
 - Mode or king preceder
 - In the manner
 - GA's neighbor
 - Auburn U. setting
 - "King" or "carte" lead-in
 - Recipe words
 - Influenced by, recipe-wise
 - Mobile setting: Abbr.
 - With 5-Down, a chef's phrase
 - In a style resembling
 - Rather like
 - Fla.'s neighbor
 - Flower parts
 - Lead-in to a chef's name
 - Chicken king
 - The Yellowhammer St.
 - In the same way as
 - Impersonating
 - It separates a chicken from a king
 - "Selma" setting: Abbr.
 - Part of many recipe names
 - ___ broche (skewered)
 - Pie mode
 - US Space and Rocket Center locale
 - Word before "mode"
 - Crimson Tide's home state (Abbr.)
 - Attributive menu words
 - King beginning?
 - Influenced by, in recipes
 - 'Carte' start
 - Cotton State (Abbr.)
 - Montgomery is its cap.
 - Mimicking, on menus
 - Word before "carte" or "mode"
 - ___ russe
 - ___ belle etoile (in the open night air)
 - Words before mode or carte
 - Home of Tuskegee U.
 - King's introduction, in cookery
 - Part of Dixie: Abbr.
 - Phrase indicating emulation
 - Harper Lee's home st.
 - First st., alphabetically
 - Phrase before "king" or "carte"
 - It borders the Fla. panhandle
 - Wing portion
 - 1965 march state: Abbr.
 - Phrase before "carte" or "king"
 - With 23-Across, priced separately, on menus
 - Pie-mode filling
 - "King" or "carte" preceder
 - Gulf state: Abbr.
 - Brubeck's "Blue Rondo ___ Turk"
 - Turkey ___ king
 - Mode introduction?
 - Styled after, on a menu
 - In the mode of
 - ___ jardiniere (served with vegetables)
 - The Heart of Dixie: Abbr.
 - ___ florentine (cooking term)
 - Start of a well-known roll call: Abbr.
 - "King" preceder in a kitchen
 - SEC powerhouse
 - Words with mode or francaise
 - First state, alphabetically: Abbr.
 - Start for a menu "king"
 - Lead-in for carte or mode
 - Imitative words
 - Leader in a state roll call: Abbr.
 - Phrase in recipe names
 - "King" preceder
 - King's menu leader
 - Corolla petal
 - Phrase before "king"
 - Trying to be
 - ___ grecque (served with olive oil, lemon juice and seasonings)
 - Menu phrase with "king"
 - Fashioned after
 - Chef's linking phrase
 - Chicken-king filler
 - In the tradition of
 - In that way
 - Like, on a menu
 - "King" preceder, menu'ed up
 - SEC member
 - Helen Keller is on its st. quarter
 - King-ly menu word
 - Culinary phrase
 - Shrimp ___ Creole
 - Gulf Coast state (Abbr.)
 - Menu phrase for a king?
 - ___ plancha (pan-fried)
 - Montgomery's state (Abbr.)
 - Lead-in to carte or mode
 - Doug Jones's home: Abbr.
 - SE state
 - Start for "carte"
 - Crimson Tide's state (Abbr.)
 - ___ grecque (menu phrase)
 - Tuscaloosa's state (Abbr.)
 - ___ florentine (with spinach)
 - Phrase on a menu
 - It's under Tenn.
 - ___ Grecque (Greek cooking style)
 - As performed by
 - "Go Set a Watchman" setting: Abbr.
 - Brownie ___ mode
 - It abuts the Fla. panhandle
 - State east of Miss.
 - ___ julienne (in thin strips)
 - ___ manière de (in the manner of: Fr.)
 - Arroz ___ valenciana
 - The Cotton St.
 - Calamares ___ romana (seafood dish)
 - In the style of, in cookery
 - Chef's dish words
 - Lead-in to carte or king
 - State west of Ga.
 - Arroz ___ cubana (Cuban-style rice)
 - Trying to emulate
 - Pollo ___ plancha
 - Boeuf ___ bourguignonne
 - Sole ___ Florentine
 - Endeavoring to be
 - What's added to "carte"
 - Arroz ___ cubana
 - Wing
 - Selma's state (Abbr.)
 - Pollo ___ Brasa (chicken dish)
 - ___ minute (cooked to order)
 - Culinary lead-in to king
 - Brownies ___ mode
 - Menu preposition
 - It's back-to-back with Miss.
 - Order ___ carte
 - #1 of 50, alphabetically: Abbr.
 - Lead-in to "carte"
 - Attributive term
 - ___ carte (ordered separately)
 - The Legacy Museum's state (Abbr.)
 - State where M.L.K. marched: Abbr.
 - Phrase that links "pie" to "mode"
 - Beef ___ mode
 - Home of the Rosa Parks Museum: Abbr.
 - Montgomery's state: Abbr.
 - Pollo ___ parrilla
 - Words with mode or carte
 - Eggs ___ Russe
 - John Lewis was born here: Abbr.
 - Huntsville's st.
 - Banned Books Week org.
 - Inspired by
 - State east of Mississippi (Abbr.)
 - Akin to
 - Lead-in to a culinary attribution
 - State west of Georgia (Abbr.)
 - NCAA's "Tide"
 - Lake Martin's state (Abbr.)
 - French menu word
 - Salmon ___ plancha (fish dish)
 - French phrase with a grave accent
 - Gambas ___ plancha (tapas dish)
 - "___ peanut butter sandwiches!" (The Amazing Mumford's catchphrase on "Sesame Street")
 - Huntsville's state (Abbr.)
 - Based on
 - Spaghetti ___ puttanesca
 - First U.S. state alphabetically: Abbr.
 - ___ plancha (cooking style)
 - Org. with a "Top 100 Most Banned and Challenged Books" list
 - Selma's st.
 - Lead-in to mode
 - "Vamos ___ playa"
 - Arroz ___ tumbada
 - Words before "mode" or "carte"
 - ___ plancha: Spanish cooking method
 - Styled like
 - Gulf Shores' state (Abbr.)
 - _merican _ibrary _ssociation
 - With 66-Across, like some menus
 - French cookbook term
 - ___ nage (cooked in a broth)
 - In the way of?
 - Arroz ___ cubana: rice dish with a fried egg
 - Arroz ___ velanciana
 - "___ peanut butter sandwiches!" (The Amazing Mumford catchphrase)
 - St. with 14 HBCUs
 - Boeuf ___ mode: French dish of wine-braised beef
 - Boeuf ___ mode
 
Last Seen In:
- USA Today - October 28, 2025
 - New York Times - October 27, 2025
 - New York Times - October 19, 2025
 - LA Times - October 12, 2025
 - New York Times - October 12, 2025
 - USA Today - October 02, 2025
 - New York Times - September 29, 2025
 - USA Today - September 19, 2025
 - New York Times - September 11, 2025
 - USA Today - September 10, 2025
 - New York Times - September 09, 2025
 - LA Times - September 08, 2025
 - USA Today - September 08, 2025
 - USA Today - September 04, 2025
 - New York Times - September 01, 2025
 - USA Today - August 26, 2025
 - New York Times - August 17, 2025
 - USA Today - August 15, 2025
 - New York Times - August 10, 2025
 - LA Times - August 04, 2025
 
Seen a clue for the answer ala that we don't have? Then please submit it to us so we can make the clue database even better!