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ASA

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ASA answer page.

Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2005; first recorded in 1996. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for ASA

Every other clue in this collection answered by ASA, most used first.

• Simile center - used 229 times, most recently in 2026
• Botanist Gray - used 163 times, most recently in 2026
• Cool ___ cucumber - used 80 times, most recently in 2026
• ___ rule - used 79 times, most recently in 2025
• Simile words - used 55 times, most recently in 2026
• "___ matter of fact ..." - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
• Red -- beet - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
• Happy ___ clam - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
• Fit ___ fiddle - used 39 times, most recently in 2025
• Simile middle - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
• King of Judah. - used 26 times, most recently in 2005
• ___ rule (generally) - used 26 times, most recently in 2025
• Simile part - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
• Simile's center - used 24 times, most recently in 2025
• Dry -- bone - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Flat __ pancake - used 21 times, most recently in 2024
• "Sex Education" actor Butterfield - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• Smart ___ whip - used 20 times, most recently in 2024
• Butterfield of "Sex Education" - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Naked ___ jaybird - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Solid ___ rock - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Actor Butterfield - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Blind ___ bat - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Happy ___ lark - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• ___ result - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
• A king of Judah - used 15 times, most recently in 2004
• Man's name. - used 15 times, most recently in 1967
• Sly ___ fox - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• Cute ___ button - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• High ___ kite - used 14 times, most recently in 2023
• Pretty ___ picture - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• Mad ___ hatter - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Quick ___ wink - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Quiet ___ mouse - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• ___ rule (usually) - used 13 times, most recently in 2019
• Solid-rock insert - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Third king of Judah - used 13 times, most recently in 2010
• Biblical king - used 12 times, most recently in 1991
• Big ___ house - used 12 times, most recently in 2022
• Free ___ bird - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Nutty fruitcake center? - used 12 times, most recently in 2010
• Simile segment - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Al Jolson's real first name - used 11 times, most recently in 2013
• Busy ___ bee - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• Cool ___ cucumber (2 wds.) - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Fresh ___ daisy - used 11 times, most recently in 2022
• Hard-rock center - used 11 times, most recently in 2017
• Hard-rock connection - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• "Sex Education" star Butterfield - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Stubborn ___ mule - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Thick __ brick - used 11 times, most recently in 2012
• Arkansas governor Hutchinson - used 10 times, most recently in 2022
• "___ precaution ..." - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
• Sharp ___ tack - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Comparison words - used 9 times, most recently in 2018
• Happy ___ clam (2 wds.) - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• "Hugo" actor Butterfield - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Gentle ___ lamb - used 8 times, most recently in 2016
• Light ___ feather - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Proud ___ peacock - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Simile phrase - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Brown ___ berry. - used 7 times, most recently in 1968
• Butterfield of "Hugo" - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Congressman Hutchinson - used 7 times, most recently in 2006
• Cool-cucumber connection - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Jehoshaphat's father - used 7 times, most recently in 2004
• Jolson's real first name - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
• Neat -- pin - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Palindromic name - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
• Stiff __ board - used 7 times, most recently in 2009
• ___ whole - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• Words in a simile - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Clean __ whistle - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• __ courtesy - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Gentle ___ lamb (2 wds.) - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Hard-rock connector - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Quick ___ flash - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
• ___ rule (ordinarily) - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• Sick -- dog - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
• Solid rock center? - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• White-sheet connector - used 6 times, most recently in 2019

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