The Clue
Pool sticks (4 letter answer)
The Answer
CUES
Tags
Notes
The answer CUES is uncommon, appearing about once every 375 puzzles.
Related Clues
Braids
Hints
Intimations
Signals
Suggestions
Actors' concerns
Barroom sticks
Billiard sticks
Breaking sticks
Help from prompters
Pool needs
Rods for "Fats"
Snooker sticks
Some nods
Sticks in a bar?
Sticks on a table
Wink, nudge, etc.
Array in a pool hall
Baton waves, e.g.
Hints at the pool table?
Implements for Minnesota Fats
Sticks in the rec room
They're waited for at a theater
What directors give
Sticks around a game parlor
They may come from the wings
Providers of tips for improving one's English?
Striking things about rec rooms
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