Enter a clue or pattern or both:
The Clue
Billboards, e.g. (3 letter answer)
The Answer
ADS
Tags
Notes
The answer ADS is very common and appears about once every 48 puzzles.
Related Clues
Classified ___
The classifieds
Commercials
Pitches
Spots
Want ___
Breaks on TV
Circular staples
Classified items
Google moneymakers
Halftime features
Halftime staples
Mag's moneymakers
Newspaper items
Newspaper parts
Personals, e.g.
Promo pieces
Sales pitches
Show interrupters
Show stoppers?
Some teasers
TV commercials
TV spots
Zappers' targets
Come-ons of a sort
Computer pop-ups
Mad. Ave. products
Madison Ave. output
Magazine income producers
Parts of some campaigns
Some are classified
Source of TV revenue
Web site clutter
Some Super Bowl highlights
Some web site banners
Web pop-ups, e.g.
YouTube video lead-ins
YouTube video preceders, often
They may be flipped past
TV networks' sine qua non
Definition
AD as a noun:
1. (ad, advertisement, advertizement, advertising, advertizing, advert) = a public promotion of some product or service