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Show stoppers?

Answer: ADS - 3 letters

The crossword clue "Show stoppers?" is answered by ADS, a 3-letter entry. Used 46 times across 24 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1996. It appears in 20 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.

The answer

ADS

ADS

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ADS answer page.

46Times used
24Distinct years
2026Most recent year
20Publications

Used 46 times across 24 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1996. It appears in 20 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.

  • TVADS (4 uses in xd)
  • REMOTES (3 uses in xd)
  • ENCORES (1 uses in xd)
  • FINALES (1 uses in xd)
  • GONGS (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for ADS

Every other clue in this collection answered by ADS, most used first.

  • Commercials - used 290 times, most recently in 2026
  • Billboards - used 176 times, most recently in 2026
  • TV spots - used 148 times, most recently in 2026
  • Promos - used 81 times, most recently in 2026
  • Spots on TV - used 67 times, most recently in 2026

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