Crossword answer
CUE
3 letters · Used for 83 different clues · 248 appearances · Last seen Eugene Sheffer, August 21, 2026
Letter pattern
CUE
Clues that lead to CUE
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Prompt3Eugene ShefferAug 21, 2026
Stick that breaks?3Wall Street JournalAug 12, 2026
Piece of snooker equipment (3)3The GuardianJul 30, 2026
Actor's signal3USA TodayJul 27, 2026
Word with card or stick3Wall Street JournalJul 27, 2026
Pool player's stick3USA TodayJul 24, 2026
"That's my ___!" ("I'm on!")3USA TodayJul 23, 2026
Signal3Wall Street JournalJul 23, 2026
Nod from offstage, maybe3Daily ThemedJul 21, 2026
Hint3Evening StandardJun 30, 2026
Signal on stage3NYT MidiJun 29, 2026
Homophone of queue3Crosswords With FriendsJun 29, 2026
Actor's stage signal3Daily ThemedJun 21, 2026
Kind of card for an actor3Daily ThemedJun 18, 2026
Prompt to speak3Puzzle PageJun 16, 2026
Encouragement to speak with charm, wasting time3The IndependentJun 12, 2026
Billiards stick3Daily ThemedJun 11, 2026
Actors prompt3Crosswords With FriendsMay 31, 2026
Billiards or pool stick3Daily ThemedMay 1, 2026
Pool stick3Eugene ShefferMay 1, 2026
Stick used for breaking3New York TimesApr 26, 2026
People waiting, we're told, for a signal3Evening StandardApr 10, 2026
Rod will give the signal3Evening StandardApr 3, 2026
Snooker rod3Evening StandardMar 12, 2026
Pool player's tool3Daily ThemedFeb 20, 2026
Rod and line, you say3Evening StandardFeb 13, 2026
Pool need3Daily ThemedFeb 4, 2026
Stick on a table3New York TimesFeb 1, 2026
Something to use on your break?3New York TimesJan 25, 2026
Snooker stick3The IndependentJan 14, 2026
Chalked pool stick3Daily ThemedJan 9, 2026
Signal for an actor to go onstage3New York TimesDec 29, 2025
Those waiting to hear a signal3Evening StandardDec 19, 2025
Word with ball or card3New York TimesDec 18, 2025
Signal to speak3NewsdayDec 11, 2025
Spoken spur3NewsdayDec 4, 2025
Prompt to go on3Daily ThemedDec 2, 2025
Pool player's poker3Daily ThemedSep 26, 2025
Stage actor's prompt3Daily ThemedAug 14, 2025
Maestro’s signal3Eugene ShefferAug 11, 2025
Signal to start3NewsdayJul 9, 2025
Billiard stick3Daily ThemedJun 4, 2025
"That's my ___!" ("I'm up!")3Daily ThemedMay 26, 2025
Star sign?3New York TimesMay 14, 2025
It's pushed over a bridge to start the ball rolling3Evening StandardApr 24, 2025
Something you might get a break with?3New York TimesMar 16, 2025
Pool tool3NewsdayFeb 9, 2025
Stick that hits the 8-ball3Daily ThemedFeb 1, 2025
Green light to start a scene3Daily ThemedDec 29, 2024
A sound line from the prompter3Evening StandardNov 27, 2024
What you hit the white ball with during a billiards game?3Daily ThemedOct 22, 2024
Hint: something wielded in the Billiard Room3The IndependentOct 22, 2024
Actor's go-ahead3Daily ThemedOct 12, 2024
Just a hint of a green salad fruit?3Evening StandardAug 5, 2024
Signal to begin3Daily ThemedJul 17, 2024
"That's my ___!" ("That's my signal!")3Daily ThemedJul 6, 2024
A tip for the waiters, you say3Evening StandardJun 28, 2024
Perhaps 8 ball initially dispatched - with this?3The IndependentJun 21, 2024
Signal to an actor3Daily ThemedJun 20, 2024
Signal to act3Daily ThemedJun 15, 2024
People in line overheard signal for action3The IndependentApr 16, 2024
___ ball (white pool ball)3Daily ThemedApr 6, 2024
___ the music (signal for)3Daily ThemedFeb 11, 2024
Give a line to?3Daily ThemedFeb 1, 2024
Pool stick that may be chalked3Daily ThemedDec 25, 2023
Snooker player's stick3Daily ThemedDec 13, 2023
A hint that may end with a tip?3Evening StandardNov 29, 2023
Actor's signal, on stage3Daily ThemedNov 16, 2023
Magician's secret wink, e.g.3Daily ThemedNov 10, 2023
Billiards player's stick3Daily ThemedSep 5, 2023
A hint to start the ball rolling3Evening StandardAug 24, 2023
Actor's signal to start acting3Daily ThemedJul 31, 2023
"That's my ___ to leave" (signal)3Daily ThemedJan 4, 2023
Pool or billiards stick3Daily ThemedJul 28, 2022
Pool accessory3Daily ThemedJun 20, 2022
Pool necessity3Daily ThemedFeb 13, 2022
Rod is a character, by all accounts3Evening StandardDec 31, 2021
A line is spoken as a prompt3Evening StandardNov 19, 2021
Actor's prompt from a card3Daily ThemedNov 14, 2021
Snooker player's tool3Daily ThemedNov 7, 2021
Reminder to start the ball rolling?3Evening StandardAug 16, 2021
Stick used in billiards3Daily ThemedJul 13, 2021
One playfully pushed over a bridge?3Evening StandardDec 4, 2019
About CUE in crosswords
CUE is a 3-letter answer that has appeared 248 times in our database across 83 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Prompt” in the Eugene Sheffer crossword on August 21, 2026.
Every appearance of CUE (248)
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Aug 21, 2026
Prompt · Eugene Sheffer · 13 Across
Aug 12, 2026
Stick that breaks? · Wall Street Journal · 57 Down
Jul 30, 2026
Piece of snooker equipment (3) · The Guardian · 1 Across
Jul 27, 2026
Word with card or stick · Wall Street Journal · 62 Down
Jul 27, 2026
Actor's signal · USA Today · 64 Down
Jul 24, 2026
Pool player's stick · USA Today · 36 Down
Jul 23, 2026
Signal · Wall Street Journal · 57 Down
Jul 23, 2026
"That's my ___!" ("I'm on!") · USA Today · 53 Across
Jul 21, 2026
Nod from offstage, maybe · Daily Themed · 48 Down
Jul 2, 2026
Signal · Evening Standard · 33 Down
Jun 30, 2026
Hint · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Jun 29, 2026
Signal on stage · NYT Midi · 4 Across
Jun 29, 2026
Homophone of queue · Crosswords With Friends · 7
Jun 29, 2026
Pool player's stick · Newsday · Across
Jun 26, 2026
Hint · Evening Standard · 6 Down
Jun 21, 2026
Actor's stage signal · Daily Themed · 18 Across
Jun 20, 2026
Hint · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Jun 18, 2026
Kind of card for an actor · Daily Themed · 25 Across
Jun 16, 2026
Prompt to speak · Puzzle Page · 11 Down
Jun 12, 2026
Encouragement to speak with charm, wasting time · The Independent · 25 Down
Jun 11, 2026
Billiards stick · Daily Themed · 8 Down
Jun 10, 2026
Signal · Evening Standard · 15 Across
Jun 1, 2026
Billiards stick · Newsday · Across
May 31, 2026
Actors prompt · Crosswords With Friends · 10
May 26, 2026
Billiards stick · Crosswords With Friends · 61
May 21, 2026
Hint · Evening Standard · 27 Down
May 21, 2026
Billiards stick · Daily Themed · 2 Down
May 12, 2026
Pool player's stick · Newsday · Down
May 1, 2026
Pool stick · Eugene Sheffer · 33 Down
May 1, 2026
Billiards or pool stick · Daily Themed · 24 Down
Apr 26, 2026
Stick used for breaking · New York Times · 111 Down
Apr 10, 2026
People waiting, we're told, for a signal · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Apr 5, 2026
Signal · Evening Standard · 33 Down
Apr 3, 2026
Rod will give the signal · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Mar 21, 2026
Actor's prompt · Daily Themed · 52 Across
Mar 12, 2026
Snooker rod · Evening Standard · 11 Across
Feb 20, 2026
Pool player's tool · Daily Themed · 12 Across
Feb 15, 2026
Snooker rod · Evening Standard · 28 Across
Feb 13, 2026
Rod and line, you say · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Feb 9, 2026
Pool player's stick · New York Times · 45 Down
Feb 4, 2026
Pool need · Daily Themed · 56 Across
Feb 1, 2026
Actor's signal · Evening Standard · 24 Across
Feb 1, 2026
Stick on a table · New York Times · 66 Down
Jan 25, 2026
Something to use on your break? · New York Times · 69 Across
Jan 14, 2026
Snooker stick · The Independent · 10 Across
Jan 9, 2026
Chalked pool stick · Daily Themed · 42 Down
Dec 29, 2025
Signal for an actor to go onstage · New York Times · 68 Across
Dec 26, 2025
Billiards stick · Daily Themed · 24 Down
Dec 19, 2025
Those waiting to hear a signal · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Dec 18, 2025
Word with ball or card · New York Times · 41 Across
Dec 11, 2025
Pool player's stick · Daily Themed · 10 Across
Dec 11, 2025
Signal to speak · Newsday · Down
Dec 4, 2025
Spoken spur · Newsday · Across
Dec 2, 2025
Prompt to go on · Daily Themed · 41 Across
Nov 26, 2025
Billiards stick · Newsday · Down
Oct 28, 2025
Snooker rod · Evening Standard · 22 Down
Sep 26, 2025
Pool player's poker · Daily Themed · 52 Down
Sep 25, 2025
Snooker stick · The Independent · 23 Across
Sep 2, 2025
Actor's prompt · Daily Themed · 8 Down
Aug 31, 2025
Signal to speak · Newsday · Down
Aug 29, 2025
Hint · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Aug 21, 2025
Snooker rod · Evening Standard · 22 Down
Aug 18, 2025
Snooker stick · The Independent · 21 Across
Aug 14, 2025
Stage actor's prompt · Daily Themed · 6 Down
Aug 11, 2025
Maestro’s signal · Eugene Sheffer · 3 Down
Jul 15, 2025
Actor's prompt · Newsday · Across
Jul 9, 2025
Signal to start · Newsday · Down
Jun 11, 2025
Snooker stick · The Independent · 22 Across
Jun 10, 2025
Pool stick · Daily Themed · 30 Across
Jun 4, 2025
Billiard stick · Daily Themed · 21 Down
May 31, 2025
Pool stick · Daily Themed · 5 Down
May 28, 2025
Hint · Evening Standard · 24 Across
May 26, 2025
"That's my ___!" ("I'm up!") · Daily Themed · 52 Down
May 21, 2025
Actor's signal · Daily Themed · 43 Across
May 15, 2025
Billiards stick · Daily Themed · 38 Across
May 14, 2025
Star sign? · New York Times · 55 Across
Apr 25, 2025
Actor's prompt · Daily Themed · 8 Down
Apr 24, 2025
It's pushed over a bridge to start the ball rolling · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Apr 22, 2025
Prompt · Eugene Sheffer · 27 Down
Apr 11, 2025
Pool stick · Eugene Sheffer · 32 Across
Apr 9, 2025
Snooker stick · Daily Themed · 47 Across
Apr 8, 2025
Hint · Evening Standard · 19 Across
Mar 29, 2025
Actor's stage signal · Daily Themed · 36 Down
Mar 16, 2025
Something you might get a break with? · New York Times · 11 Down
Feb 27, 2025
Pool stick · Daily Themed · 15 Down
Feb 21, 2025
Billiard stick · Evening Standard · 3 Down
Feb 17, 2025
Actor's signal · Evening Standard · 22 Down
Feb 9, 2025
Pool tool · Newsday · Across
Feb 1, 2025
Stick that hits the 8-ball · Daily Themed · 12 Across
Jan 31, 2025
Hint · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Jan 25, 2025
Actor's stage signal · Daily Themed · 14 Across
Jan 10, 2025
Billiard stick · Daily Themed · 25 Down
Jan 3, 2025
Hint · Evening Standard · 11 Down
Dec 29, 2024
Green light to start a scene · Daily Themed · 10 Across
Dec 17, 2024
Maestro’s signal · Eugene Sheffer · 31 Down
Dec 16, 2024
Billiard's stick · Daily Themed · 40 Across
Dec 3, 2024
Prompt · Eugene Sheffer · 44 Down
Dec 1, 2024
Pool player's stick · Daily Themed · 4 Down
Nov 27, 2024
A sound line from the prompter · Evening Standard · 29 Across
Oct 22, 2024
What you hit the white ball with during a billiards game? · Daily Themed · 27 Across
Oct 22, 2024
Hint: something wielded in the Billiard Room · The Independent · 5 Down
Oct 12, 2024
Actor's go-ahead · Daily Themed · 44 Down
Sep 23, 2024
Pool stick · Eugene Sheffer · 21 Down
Aug 27, 2024
Billiards stick · Daily Themed · 13 Down
Aug 23, 2024
Snooker stick · The Independent · 22 Across
Aug 19, 2024
Hint · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Aug 5, 2024
Just a hint of a green salad fruit? · Evening Standard · 15 Across
Aug 5, 2024
Billiards stick · Daily Themed · 12 Across
Aug 1, 2024
Hint · Evening Standard · 23 Across
Jul 26, 2024
Snooker stick · Evening Standard · 19 Down
Jul 24, 2024
Hint · Evening Standard · 6 Down
Jul 19, 2024
Snooker stick · The Independent · 3 Down
Jul 17, 2024
Signal to begin · Daily Themed · 10 Across
Jul 6, 2024
"That's my ___!" ("That's my signal!") · Daily Themed · 40 Down
Jul 4, 2024
Actor's signal · Evening Standard · 19 Down
Jun 28, 2024
A tip for the waiters, you say · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Jun 21, 2024
Perhaps 8 ball initially dispatched - with this? · The Independent · 19 Across
Jun 20, 2024
Signal to an actor · Daily Themed · 33 Down
Jun 15, 2024
Signal to act · Daily Themed · 35 Across
Jun 1, 2024
Billiards stick · Daily Themed · 51 Down
May 8, 2024
Hint · Evening Standard · 2 Down
Apr 16, 2024
People in line overheard signal for action · The Independent · 11 Across
Apr 8, 2024
Snooker stick · The Independent · 21 Across
Apr 6, 2024
___ ball (white pool ball) · Daily Themed · 25 Down
Mar 19, 2024
Hint · Evening Standard · 30 Across
Mar 2, 2024
Pool stick · Daily Themed · 20 Across
Feb 11, 2024
___ the music (signal for) · Daily Themed · 48 Down
Feb 1, 2024
Give a line to? · Daily Themed · 49 Down
Jan 27, 2024
Pool player's tool · Daily Themed · 19 Across
Jan 19, 2024
People waiting, we’re told, for a signal · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Jan 19, 2024
___ ball (white pool ball) · Daily Themed · 46 Down
Dec 25, 2023
Pool stick that may be chalked · Daily Themed · 31 Down
Dec 22, 2023
Maestro’s signal · Eugene Sheffer · 49 Down
Dec 20, 2023
Actor's prompt · Daily Themed · 58 Across
Dec 13, 2023
Hint · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Dec 13, 2023
Snooker player's stick · Daily Themed · 38 Down
Dec 8, 2023
Prompt · Eugene Sheffer · 54 Across
Nov 29, 2023
A hint that may end with a tip? · Evening Standard · 22 Down
Nov 23, 2023
Billiards stick · Daily Themed · 59 Across
Nov 17, 2023
Rod will give the signal · Evening Standard · 41 Across
Nov 16, 2023
Actor's signal, on stage · Daily Themed · 16 Across
Nov 10, 2023
Magician's secret wink, e.g. · Daily Themed · 54 Down
Oct 27, 2023
Pool stick · Eugene Sheffer · 32 Across
Oct 17, 2023
Hint · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Oct 2, 2023
Hint · Evening Standard · 34 Across
Sep 21, 2023
Pool stick · Daily Themed · 52 Across
Sep 14, 2023
Actor's prompt · Daily Themed · 25 Down
Sep 6, 2023
Snooker rod · Evening Standard · 14 Across
Sep 5, 2023
Billiards player's stick · Daily Themed · 20 Down
Sep 1, 2023
Snooker stick · Evening Standard · 19 Down
Aug 24, 2023
A hint to start the ball rolling · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Aug 10, 2023
Prompt · Eugene Sheffer · 36 Down
Jul 31, 2023
Actor's signal to start acting · Daily Themed · 28 Down
Jul 27, 2023
Signal · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Jun 30, 2023
Signal · Evening Standard · 41 Across
Jun 29, 2023
Pool player's tool · Daily Themed · 26 Across
Jun 21, 2023
"That's my ___!" ("That's my signal!") · Daily Themed · 10 Across
Jun 10, 2023
Snooker stick · Daily Themed · 47 Down
May 19, 2023
Snooker stick · Evening Standard · 26 Down
Apr 29, 2023
Actor's signal · Daily Themed · 22 Down
Apr 21, 2023
Billiards stick · Daily Themed · 32 Across
Apr 19, 2023
Actor's prompt · Evening Standard · 15 Down
Apr 10, 2023
Hint · Evening Standard · 16 Across
Apr 4, 2023
Pool stick · Eugene Sheffer · 6 Down
Mar 18, 2023
Prompt · Eugene Sheffer · 12 Down
Feb 26, 2023
___ ball (white pool ball) · Daily Themed · 25 Down
Feb 10, 2023
Actor's signal · Daily Themed · 13 Across
Feb 1, 2023
Hint · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Jan 20, 2023
People waiting, we're told, for a signal · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Jan 17, 2023
Actor's signal · Evening Standard · 15 Across
Jan 12, 2023
Billiards or pool stick · Daily Themed · 40 Across
Jan 4, 2023
"That's my ___ to leave" (signal) · Daily Themed · 12 Across
Dec 7, 2022
Pool stick · Daily Themed · 7 Down
Nov 30, 2022
Pool stick · Eugene Sheffer · 20 Down
Nov 29, 2022
Actor's signal · Evening Standard · 15 Across
Nov 25, 2022
Pool player's stick · Daily Themed · 18 Down
Sep 20, 2022
Hint · Evening Standard · 34 Across
Aug 1, 2022
Stage actor's prompt · Daily Themed · 1 Across
Jul 28, 2022
Pool or billiards stick · Daily Themed · 30 Down
Jul 6, 2022
Hint · Evening Standard · 37 Down
Jun 20, 2022
Pool accessory · Daily Themed · 53 Down
May 23, 2022
Hint · Evening Standard · 27 Down
May 10, 2022
Prompt · Eugene Sheffer · 26 Down
Apr 8, 2022
Hint · Evening Standard · 23 Across
Apr 7, 2022
Pool accessory · Daily Themed · 53 Across
Mar 21, 2022
A hint to start the ball rolling · Evening Standard · 35 Across
Feb 25, 2022
Signal · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Feb 22, 2022
Actor's prompt · Daily Themed · 9 Across
Feb 13, 2022
Pool necessity · Daily Themed · 53 Across
Jan 26, 2022
Signal · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Jan 24, 2022
Pool player's poker · Daily Themed · 22 Down
Jan 10, 2022
Hint · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Dec 31, 2021
Rod is a character, by all accounts · Evening Standard · 19 Down
Nov 23, 2021
Pool stick · Eugene Sheffer · 27 Down
Nov 19, 2021
A line is spoken as a prompt · Evening Standard · 20 Down
Nov 19, 2021
Signal · Evening Standard · 20 Down
Nov 15, 2021
Signal · Evening Standard · 19 Across
Nov 14, 2021
Actor's prompt from a card · Daily Themed · 16 Across
Nov 7, 2021
Snooker player's tool · Daily Themed · 38 Across
Oct 19, 2021
Signal · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Sep 21, 2021
Prompt · Eugene Sheffer · 37 Down
Sep 20, 2021
Hint · Evening Standard · 16 Across
Aug 20, 2021
Hint · Evening Standard · 37 Down
Aug 16, 2021
Reminder to start the ball rolling? · Evening Standard · 29 Across
Aug 9, 2021
Snooker rod · Evening Standard · 11 Across
Jul 13, 2021
Stick used in billiards · Daily Themed · 50 Down
Jun 30, 2021
Prompt · Evening Standard · 19 Across
May 17, 2021
Signal · Evening Standard · 33 Down
Apr 13, 2021
Signal · Evening Standard · 15 Across
Apr 5, 2021
Pool stick · Eugene Sheffer · 1 Across
Apr 2, 2021
People waiting, we're told, for a signal · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Mar 26, 2021
Rod will give the signal · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Feb 26, 2021
Prompt · Eugene Sheffer · 48 Across
Feb 15, 2021
Hint · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Feb 9, 2021
Hint · Evening Standard · 6 Down
Feb 5, 2021
Rod and line, you say · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Feb 1, 2021
Hint · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Jan 4, 2021
Signal · Evening Standard · 33 Down
Dec 21, 2020
Hint · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Dec 11, 2020
Those waiting to hear a signal · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Nov 30, 2020
Snooker rod · Evening Standard · 11 Across
Oct 21, 2020
Snooker rod · Evening Standard · 28 Across
Oct 19, 2020
Pool stick · Eugene Sheffer · 25 Across
Sep 29, 2020
Actor's signal · Evening Standard · 24 Across
Aug 12, 2020
A hint to start the ball rolling · Evening Standard · 28 Across
Jul 14, 2020
Prompt · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Apr 22, 2020
Snooker rod · Evening Standard · 22 Down
Jan 6, 2020
Hint · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Dec 25, 2019
Snooker rod · Evening Standard · 22 Down
Dec 4, 2019
One playfully pushed over a bridge? · Evening Standard · 22 Down
Oct 18, 2019
Snooker stick · Evening Standard · 26 Down
Jul 19, 2019
A tip for the waiters, you say · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Jul 8, 2019
Signal · Evening Standard · 13 Across
Mar 7, 2019
Hint · Evening Standard · 24 Across
Jan 25, 2019
People waiting, we’re told, for a signal · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Jan 22, 2019
Hint · Evening Standard · 19 Across
Dec 19, 2018
Billiard stick · Evening Standard · 3 Down
Nov 30, 2018
Rod will give the signal · Evening Standard · 41 Across
Nov 28, 2018
Hint · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Sep 3, 2018
A sound line from the prompter · Evening Standard · 29 Across
Jul 2, 2018
Hint · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Jun 14, 2018
Hint · Evening Standard · 23 Across
Jun 8, 2018
Snooker stick · Evening Standard · 19 Down
Jun 6, 2018
Hint · Evening Standard · 6 Down
May 15, 2018
Just a hint of a green salad fruit? · Evening Standard · 15 Across
Mar 30, 2018
Hint · Evening Standard · 2 Down
Mar 2, 2018
People waiting, we're told, for a signal · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Feb 20, 2018
Hint · Evening Standard · 30 Across