NYT Crossword · 51 Down
“Simile phrase” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Saturday, August 15, 1998 as 51 Down. The answer has 5 letters. Reveal it below one square at a time, or open the hints first if you only want a push in the right direction.
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NYT Crossword · Saturday, August 15, 1998 · 51 Down
This clue has had more than one answer
- Aug 15, 1998 · 51 Down · 5 letters
- Mar 8, 1997 · 4 Down · 3 letters
- Aug 2, 1996 · 29 Down · 3 letters
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The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Saturday, August 15, 1998.
Across
- 1Random crossword clue9 letters
- 10Capital just west of 0 degrees longitude crossword clue5 letters
- 15Like some educations crossword clue9 letters
- 16Kind of battery crossword clue5 letters
- 17Fit crossword clue9 letters
- 18Drained crossword clue5 letters
- 19A quarter of four crossword clue3 letters
- 20Evening event crossword clue6 letters
- 22"___ said..." crossword clue3 letters
- 23Spars crossword clue5 letters
- 26Is offensive, in a way crossword clue5 letters
- 27Handled crossword clue3 letters
- 28Whitewash crossword clue4 letters
- 30___ Peres (St. Louis suburb) crossword clue3 letters
- 31First-rate crossword clue3 letters
- 32Betray, in a way crossword clue7 letters
- 35Signs crossword clue4 letters
- 36Dictionary features crossword clue15 letters
- 40Harness part crossword clue4 letters
- 41Took a particular direction crossword clue7 letters
- 42Shih Ching composition crossword clue3 letters
- 43Certain edit. of the Bible crossword clue3 letters
- 46Parisian possessive crossword clue4 letters
- 47TV Chihuahua crossword clue3 letters
- 48Restaurant supplies crossword clue5 letters
- 50Three-time Super Bowl-winning coach Bill crossword clue5 letters
- 54Young followers? crossword clue3 letters
- 55Confesses crossword clue6 letters
- 57Skater Midori crossword clue3 letters
- 58Where some buns are made crossword clue5 letters
- 60Super, e.g. crossword clue9 letters
- 63___ Berliner, inventor of the microphone crossword clue5 letters
- 64Makeup supplies crossword clue9 letters
- 65Keep out crossword clue5 letters
- 66Has no worries crossword clue9 letters
Down
- 1Sign glimpsed on televised games crossword clue5 letters
- 2The Trump who wrote "For Love Alone" crossword clue5 letters
- 3Small fry crossword clue5 letters
- 4Rousing cheer crossword clue3 letters
- 5Legal item crossword clue3 letters
- 6Old-time actress Murray and others crossword clue4 letters
- 7Self-dismissive remark crossword clue8 letters
- 8"___ Darlin'" (1958 hit) crossword clue5 letters
- 9Fume crossword clue6 letters
- 10Evaluate crossword clue6 letters
- 11Lift, so to speak crossword clue3 letters
- 12Right of passage crossword clue9 letters
- 13Went through vigorously crossword clue9 letters
- 14Pretension crossword clue8 letters
- 21Squeeze (out) crossword clue3 letters
- 24"___ Calloways" (1965 Disney film) crossword clue5 letters
- 25Poses crossword clue4 letters
- 29Movie V.I.P.: Abbr. crossword clue3 letters
- 32It may be registered crossword clue9 letters
- 33"The Feminine Mystique" subject crossword clue9 letters
- 34Pond denizen crossword clue3 letters
- 35Kind of rubber crossword clue5 letters
- 36Said together crossword clue8 letters
- 37Evidence of changes crossword clue8 letters
- 38Radiation unit crossword clue3 letters
- 39Adequate, once crossword clue4 letters
- 43Rioter, perhaps crossword clue6 letters
- 44Cleveland-based high-tech co. crossword clue3 letters
- 45Companion of Cupid crossword clue6 letters
- 49Belgian composer Eugène ___ crossword clue5 letters
- 52Hip attachments? crossword clue5 letters
- 53Merry-go-round figure, to a child crossword clue5 letters
- 56Pound crossword clue4 letters
- 59Suffix with Cray- crossword clue3 letters
- 61"___ a pity" crossword clue3 letters
- 62Chemical ending crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Simile phrase”?
The answer has 5 letters. It starts with L and ends with A, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Simile phrase” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, August 15, 1998, at 51 Down. It has appeared 3 times in the NYT Crossword since we started our archive.
What is the answer to the “Simile phrase” crossword clue?
It has had different answers on different days; the latest is LIKEA. The answer section above lists each day with its answer.