The Clue
Fast Eddie's stick (3 letter answer)
The Answer
CUE
Tags
Notes
The answer CUE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 130 puzzles.
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Prompt
Signal
Actor's prompt
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Breaking need
Feed lines to
Give a line to
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Help line?
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Nod, maybe
Nod, perhaps
Pool adjunct
Pool need
Pool stick
Pool tool
Prompter action
Prompter's hint
Shuffleboard implement
Shuffleboard instrument
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Stage sign
Stage signal
Table stick
Kind of ball or card
Nod from offstage, maybe
Pool ball striker
Pool player's stick
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End of another actor's line, maybe
It may be missed onstage
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