Show of hands
The crossword clue "Show of hands" is answered by VOTE, a 4-letter entry. Used 16 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1984. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
VOTE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the VOTE answer page.
Used 16 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1984. 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.
- CLOSEUPMAGIC (1 uses in xd)
- OVATION (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for VOTE
Every other clue in this collection answered by VOTE, most used first.
- Cast a ballot - used 142 times, most recently in 2026
- Go to the polls - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- Ballot - used 22 times, most recently in 2015
- Suffrage - used 15 times, most recently in 2007
- November responsibility - used 13 times, most recently in 2015
- Yea or nay - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Mark a ballot - used 10 times, most recently in 2017
- Do one's civic duty - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
- Franchise - used 7 times, most recently in 2007
- Participate in an election - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Exercise a political right - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
- November exhortation - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
- Participate at the polls - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
- Participate in a democracy - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
- Show of hands, say - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Trade show - EXPO, used 88 times
- "Show Boat" composer - KERN, used 64 times
- Show signs of life - STIR, used 59 times
- PBS science show - NOVA, used 57 times
- Show up - COME, used 51 times
- "Show Boat" author Ferber - EDNA, used 47 times
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