Pool necessity
The crossword clue "Pool necessity" is answered by CUE, a 3-letter entry. Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1975. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
CUE
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the CUE answer page.
Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1975. It appears in 5 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.
- CHLORINE (1 uses in xd)
- CUEBALL (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for CUE
Every other clue in this collection answered by CUE, most used first.
- Prompt - used 117 times, most recently in 2026
- Pool stick - used 90 times, most recently in 2026
- Stage signal - used 60 times, most recently in 2026
- Actor's prompt - used 50 times, most recently in 2026
- Pool tool - used 49 times, most recently in 2026
- Signal - used 48 times, most recently in 2026
- Billiards stick - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
- Actor's signal - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
- Stage prompt - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
- Pool need - used 32 times, most recently in 2025
- Hint - used 26 times, most recently in 2007
- Pool player's stick - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
- Snooker stick - used 21 times, most recently in 2023
- Shuffleboard stick - used 15 times, most recently in 2022
- "That's my ___!" - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- Intimation. - used 13 times, most recently in 2023
- Theatrical signal - used 11 times, most recently in 2021
- Actor's aid - used 10 times, most recently in 2016
- Billiard stick - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Signal to an actor - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
- Stick on a table - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Poolroom stick - used 8 times, most recently in 2015
- Prompt on stage - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
- Signal to start - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Billiards need - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Chalked stick - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Feed lines to - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
- Pool hall stick - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Signal an actor - used 7 times, most recently in 2007
- Signal for an actor - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Signal to act - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
- Signal to begin. - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Stick for breaking - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Stick in a parlor - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
- "The Hustler" prop - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
- Hustler's need - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
- Reminder - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
- Signal to enter - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
- Stick in a hall - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
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.
- Pool unit - LAP, used 37 times
- Get into the pool - BET, used 24 times
- Across the pool and back - LAP, used 14 times
- Bear necessity - DEN, used 11 times
- Pool table success - RUN, used 9 times
- Royal flush necessity - TEN, used 9 times
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