The Clue
English source (3 letter answer)
The Answer
CUE
Tags
Notes
The answer CUE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 130 puzzles.
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Helper
Hint
Prompt
Actor's need
Actor's prompt
Billiard item
Billiards necessity
Breaking need
Feed lines to
Hoppe tool
Hoppe's "weapon"
"The Hustler" prop
Mnemonic device
Nod, maybe
Nod, say
Pool necessity
Pool stick
Pool tool
Prompter's hint
Shark's need
Shark's stick
Shuffleboard instrument
Shuffleboard stick
Snooker stick
Stage signal
Table stick
Finger-pointing, maybe
Kind of ball or card
Kind of ball or stick
Nod from offstage, maybe
Pool ball striker
A shark may carry one
Stick on a pub wall
Stick in the rec room
What an actor waits for
"Good morrow, cousin," for Romeo
It may be missed
Word before card or stick
End of another actor's line, maybe
Definition
CUE as a noun:
1. an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech
2. (clue, clew, cue) = evidence that helps to solve a problem
3. (discriminative stimulus, cue) = a stimulus that provides information about what to do
4. (cue, cue stick, pool cue, pool stick) = sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards
CUE as a verb:
1. (prompt, remind, cue) = assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned