Directional sign

The answer

ARROW

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ARROW answer page.

Used 20 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1954. It appears in 6 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.

• EXIT (2 uses in xd)
• FINGERPOST (1 uses in xd)
• LEFTTURN (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for ARROW

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

• Pointer - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
• Quiver item - used 32 times, most recently in 2025
• Cupid's missile - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
• Cupid's projectile - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
• Archer's missile - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• Cupid's weapon - used 18 times, most recently in 2022
• Direction indicator - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Item in a quiver - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• One-way sign - used 13 times, most recently in 2011
• One-way sign shape - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Road sign symbol - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Archer's projectile - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Hood's weapon - used 11 times, most recently in 2011
• --> or <-- - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Street sign. - used 11 times, most recently in 2008
• Symbol on a One Way sign - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• "One way" symbol - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Directional symbol - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• It shows the way - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• Archer's weapon - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Archery item - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Bow and ___ - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Feathered flier - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Fletcher's product - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
• Shape on a one-way sign - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Tell tale item - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Tell's missile - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
• Archery projectile - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Helpful pointer - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Hood's missile - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• It has feathers and flies - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Object in a quiver - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• Traffic director - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• "You are here" symbol - used 6 times, most recently in 2017

Related clues

Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.

• Studio sign - ONAIR, used 154 times
• Door sign - ENTER, used 135 times
• Sign up - ENROL, used 124 times
• Sign of spring - ARIES, used 99 times
• Zodiac sign - ARIES, used 80 times
• TV studio sign - ONAIR, used 57 times

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