Stage signals

The answer

CUES

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the CUES answer page.

Used 18 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 7 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.

• THEATRICALQQ (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for CUES

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

• Pool sticks - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
• Signals - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Signals to actors - used 17 times, most recently in 2023
• Prompts - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Billiards sticks - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Stage prompts - used 13 times, most recently in 2021
• Stage directions - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• Hints - used 10 times, most recently in 2014
• Pool tools - used 10 times, most recently in 2022
• Poolroom supply - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Actors' signals - used 7 times, most recently in 2025

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.

• Stage direction - EXIT, used 77 times
• Insect stage - PUPA, used 65 times
• Leave the stage - EXIT, used 55 times
• Stage accessory - PROP, used 45 times
• Stage item - PROP, used 45 times
• Item on stage - PROP, used 36 times

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