Bandleader's cry
The crossword clue "Bandleader's cry" is answered by HITIT, a 5-letter entry. Used 10 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
HITIT
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the HITIT answer page.
Used 10 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. 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.
- PLAYIT (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for HITIT
Every other clue in this collection answered by HITIT, most used first.
- Command to the band - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
- Bandleader's cue - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
- "Strike up the band!" - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
- Words to the bandleader - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Words to the maestro - used 10 times, most recently in 2021
- Bandleader's command - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- "Start the music!" - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- "Start playing!" - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
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.
- "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" musical - EVITA, used 48 times
- Quitter's cry - UNCLE, used 31 times
- "Cry, the Beloved Country" author - PATON, used 28 times
- Cry of surrender - UNCLE, used 27 times
- Sailor's cry - AVAST, used 26 times
- Sheep's cry - BLEAT, used 22 times
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