Pool need
The crossword clue "Pool need" is answered by CUE, a 3-letter entry. Used 32 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
CUE
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the CUE answer page.
Used 32 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 8 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.
- RACK (5 uses in xd)
- BALLS (4 uses in xd)
Other clues for CUE
Every other clue in this collection answered by CUE, most used first.
- 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
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- Blaster's need - TNT, used 60 times
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