___ rule
The crossword clue "___ rule" is answered by ASA, a 3-letter entry. Used 79 times across 41 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1958. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ASA
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ASA answer page.
Used 79 times across 41 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1958. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- GOVERN (14 uses in xd)
Other clues for ASA
Every other clue in this collection answered by ASA, most used first.
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Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
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