% replaces any number of letters (la% - lake, lamp)_ replaces one letter (ca_ - car, cat)

Other crossword clues for answer "PARENS"

PARENS
( ), for short
Parts of a phone number, for short
Brackets' kin, for short
( ), briefly
Arced marks, casually
( ), informally
( and ), for short
Symbols seen in pairs, briefly
Paired symbols, for short
Typesetter's brackets, for short
) and (
Curved brackets, for short
They're just above O
Story arcs?
Relatives of brackets, for short.
This clue has two of them (for short)
Holders of addl. thoughts
Alternatives to commas, informally
Marks around an aside, for short
( ) marks, for short
Grouping symbols