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

Other crossword clues for answer "SYMBOL"

SYMBOL
+ or -
Picture that means something
Conventional representation
Pictograph
One thing standing for another
It stands for something
Word with peace or sex
NBC's is a peacock
Logo, e.g.
$, for one
It's just one thing instead of another
Status __
Hieroglyph, e.g.
Equation element
H for hydrogen, for one
Emblem
Metaphor, e.g.
$ for "dollars," for example
An emblem.
The olive branch, for instance.
Sign.
Dove or lion, for example.
Representation
Semiotician's interest
The green light in "The Great Gatsby," for one
Token
Something standing for something else
Word with sex or status
Prince's name was once one
Emblem ... and what each starred clue's answer is, vis-a-vis its indicated letters
Status follower