NYT Crossword · 54 Across
“Simile segment” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Thursday, May 14, 2026 as 54 Across. The answer has 3 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 · Thursday, May 14, 2026 · 54 Across
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The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Thursday, May 14, 2026.
Across
- 1Cliff formed by a fault crossword clue5 letters
- 6Avoided a tag, say crossword clue4 letters
- 10Penultimate Greek letter crossword clue3 letters
- 13"My fault entirely" crossword clue5 letters
- 14Taste perception first identified in 1908 crossword clue5 letters
- 15Physics unit named for a physicist crossword clue3 letters
- 16Feature that debuted on Page 1 of The New York Times in 1997 crossword clue11 letters
- 18Confucian "way" crossword clue3 letters
- 19Prime breeding environment for mosquitoes crossword clue9 letters
- 20Impression on some fancy sheets crossword clue5 letters
- 22Puente of "The Mambo Kings" crossword clue4 letters
- 23Traveled path crossword clue5 letters
- 24At sea, say crossword clue6 letters
- 27Powerful fireboat gear crossword clue8 letters
- 30Rationalist's theology crossword clue5 letters
- 31Decree crossword clue4 letters
- 32Part of an analogy crossword clue4 letters
- 33"___'s da breaks!" crossword clue3 letters
- 34Lovestruck crossword clue7 letters
- 37Flesh and blood crossword clue3 letters
- 38Biblical locale guarded by a flaming sword crossword clue4 letters
- 40Direction to bow, in music crossword clue4 letters
- 41Squeezing (out) crossword clue5 letters
- 43Gets bloated, say crossword clue8 letters
- 45Pair for a pool crossword clue6 letters
- 46Ruthless Athenian lawgiver crossword clue5 letters
- 47Tidy up, in a way crossword clue4 letters
- 48What collects in a puddle crossword clue5 letters
- 49Things often getting free refills crossword clue9 letters
- 55Broadcasting giant with hundreds of stations crossword clue11 letters
- 57___ Friday crossword clue3 letters
- 58Origin of the words "sky" and "scrape" crossword clue5 letters
- 59Heather genus that's also a woman's name crossword clue5 letters
- 60Good periods crossword clue3 letters
- 61Former small-sized G.M. cars crossword clue4 letters
- 62Compound with a caret-shaped molecule, as depicted by this puzzle's circled letters crossword clue5 letters
Down
- 1Anatomical containers crossword clue4 letters
- 2Thicken crossword clue4 letters
- 3Palindrome on an Italian restaurant menu crossword clue4 letters
- 4September to April, in the oyster industry crossword clue7 letters
- 5Alternatives to hourly wages crossword clue8 letters
- 6Ecological concern crossword clue4 letters
- 7Trellis piece crossword clue4 letters
- 8"If u ask me" crossword clue3 letters
- 9Gossip about, informally crossword clue6 letters
- 10A peeling that's appealing? crossword clue10 letters
- 11Prolifically posting about one's kids online, in a neologism crossword clue10 letters
- 12Reassuring reply crossword clue4 letters
- 14"That … ain't it" crossword clue4 letters
- 17Essence crossword clue4 letters
- 21Certain tax-free bond, informally crossword clue4 letters
- 23Velocity, e.g. crossword clue4 letters
- 24Relatively unusual crossword clue5 letters
- 25Had to have right away crossword clue10 letters
- 26Races against the clock crossword clue10 letters
- 27Travel by pick-up? crossword clue5 letters
- 28"The Elder" or "The Younger" Roman crossword clue4 letters
- 29Strains to hear? crossword clue5 letters
- 31Hemlock relatives crossword clue4 letters
- 35Hand, at a hacienda crossword clue4 letters
- 36Group with a satellite truck crossword clue8 letters
- 39Palindrome on an Indian restaurant menu crossword clue4 letters
- 42Seven-stringed instrument that gave the guitar its name crossword clue7 letters
- 44Ancient book of divination crossword clue6 letters
- 45Member of a sluglike "Star Wars" species crossword clue4 letters
- 47Presaging disaster crossword clue4 letters
- 48Meaty pasta sauce crossword clue4 letters
- 49Long lunch? crossword clue4 letters
- 50Get ahead of crossword clue4 letters
- 51Cut and paste, e.g. crossword clue4 letters
- 52Force through a food mill crossword clue4 letters
- 53Go way up crossword clue4 letters
- 56Uprooting tool crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Simile segment”?
The answer has 3 letters. It starts with A and ends with A, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Simile segment” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, May 14, 2026, at 54 Across.
What is the answer to the “Simile segment” crossword clue?
The answer is ASA (3 letters). If you'd rather work it out yourself, the hints above give it away a little at a time.