| Sticks on a pool table |
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| Pool sticks |
Commuter |
01 May 2026 |
| They indicate something needs to be said or done (4) |
The Guardian Quick |
16 Apr 2026 |
| Pool hall sticks |
LA Times Daily |
14 Apr 2026 |
| Prompts copper on points (4) |
Mirror Cryptic |
15 Mar 2026 |
| Signals |
USA Today |
15 Mar 2026 |
| Signals (4) |
Mirror Quick |
15 Mar 2026 |
| Signals to speak |
Newsday |
13 Mar 2026 |
| Snooker rods (4) |
Mirror Classic |
11 Feb 2026 |
| Billiards sticks |
Newsday |
10 Feb 2026 |
| Stage signals |
Newsday |
08 Feb 2026 |
| Snooker musts |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
02 Jan 2026 |
| Sticks on a pool table |
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| Snooker essentials |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
20 Dec 2025 |
| Actors' signals |
Newsday |
24 Nov 2025 |
| Pool equipment |
New York Times |
16 Nov 2025 |
| Sticks in a pool hall |
LA Times Daily |
09 Nov 2025 |
| Poolroom sticks |
Eugene Sheffer |
06 Nov 2025 |
| Signals (4) |
Mirror Quick |
30 Oct 2025 |
| Prompts copper on points (4) |
Mirror Cryptic |
30 Oct 2025 |
| Prompts to act now? |
LA Times Daily |
06 Jul 2025 |
| Sticks on a pool table |
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| Nudges for actors |
|
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| Social signals |
Commuter |
26 Apr 2025 |
| Prompt box comments |
|
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| Poolroom supply |
Eugene Sheffer |
09 Apr 2025 |
| Copper points and signs (4) |
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| Hints for billiard-players (4) |
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| Pool sticks |
Eugene Sheffer |
25 Feb 2025 |
| Social signals |
Commuter |
21 Feb 2025 |
| In which people wait, we hear, for shooting-sticks (4) |
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| In the letters, pronounced hints (4) |
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| Social signals |
Commuter |
25 Jan 2025 |
| Long tapered sticks used in snooker (4) |
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| Signs to act? |
LA Times Daily |
18 Jan 2025 |
| Pool sticks |
Universal |
11 Jan 2025 |
| Actors' prompts |
Universal |
05 Dec 2024 |
| Billiards needs |
USA Today |
04 Dec 2024 |
| Rods used in snooker, etc. (4) |
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| Actor's signals |
Commuter |
15 Nov 2024 |
| Starting-signals (4) |
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| Signals |
Commuter |
21 Oct 2024 |
| Prompts for actors |
USA Today |
13 Oct 2024 |
| Signals for an actor to perform? |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
03 Oct 2024 |
| Signals on set |
New York Times |
24 Sep 2024 |
| Signals to go onstage |
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| Items used by Ronnie O'Sullivan, e.g. |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
19 Sep 2024 |
| Pool sticks |
Eugene Sheffer |
06 Sep 2024 |
| Actors' prompts |
USA Today |
24 Jul 2024 |
| Pool sharks' implements |
Universal |
21 Jul 2024 |
| Social signals |
Commuter |
20 Jul 2024 |
| Snooker rods (4) |
Mirror Classic |
05 Jul 2024 |
| Sticks on a pool table |
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| Tips used by potters (4) |
|
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| Sticks for playing eight ball |
|
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| Suggests lines to the audience (4) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
12 Jun 2024 |
| Hints or suggestions, especially on the stage? |
|
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| Signals to speak |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
31 May 2024 |
| Accusers regularly provide such signals |
|
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| Actor's signals |
Commuter |
09 May 2024 |
| Billiard rods |
|
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| Sticks on a table, maybe |
New York Times |
02 May 2024 |
| People said to be waiting in lines for hints |
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| Pool hall needs |
Wall Street Journal |
12 Mar 2024 |
| Snooker sticks |
Mirror Quick |
27 Feb 2024 |
| Signals copper on points |
Mirror Cryptic |
27 Feb 2024 |
| Signs, hints (4) |
|
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| Actors' signals |
USA Today |
09 Feb 2024 |
| They jog actors' memories |
|
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| Actors' aids |
Commuter |
08 Jan 2024 |
| Signals to actors |
Newsday |
12 Dec 2023 |
| Prompts for actors |
USA Today |
18 Nov 2023 |
| Actors' prompts |
USA Today |
12 Nov 2023 |
| Actors' signals |
Universal |
12 Oct 2023 |
| Sticks for pool sharks |
LA Times Daily |
26 Sep 2023 |
| Billiards sticks |
Newsday |
18 Sep 2023 |
| Stage signals |
LA Times Daily |
14 Jun 2023 |
| Signals |
USA Today |
04 Mar 2023 |
| Billiards needs |
Universal |
28 Dec 2022 |
| Billiard sticks |
Family Time |
04 Dec 2022 |
| Signals to start |
Newsday |
01 Dec 2022 |
| They're not to be missed |
New York Times |
26 Nov 2022 |
| Signals last of sugar to be removed from preserves |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
12 Oct 2022 |
| Sticks near a pool table |
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| Pool tools |
Thomas Joseph |
28 May 2022 |
| Sticks by the pool table |
LA Times Daily |
08 May 2022 |
| Sticks by the pool table |
|
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| What players sometimes miss |
|
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| What players sometimes miss |
LA Times Daily |
16 Apr 2022 |
| Pool sticks |
Thomas Joseph |
07 Feb 2022 |
| Pool players' sticks |
USA Today |
20 Jan 2022 |
| Actors' prompts |
|
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| Pool tools |
Thomas Joseph |
15 Dec 2021 |
| Billiard ball tappers |
Family Time |
22 Nov 2021 |
| Signals on stage |
USA Today |
16 Oct 2021 |
| Signals to act |
Wall Street Journal |
21 Sep 2021 |
| Signals |
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| Signals |
LA Times Daily |
21 Aug 2021 |
| Sticks in pool halls |
Universal |
15 Aug 2021 |
| Stage signals |
Universal |
20 May 2021 |
| Pool sticks |
LA Times Daily |
04 May 2021 |
| Pool sticks |
|
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| Sticks around a pool hall? |
Eugene Sheffer |
15 Apr 2021 |
| Performer's signals |
Newsday |
22 Mar 2021 |
| Sticks in a parlor |
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| Sticks in a parlor |
LA Times Daily |
14 Mar 2021 |
| Pool strikers |
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| Pool strikers |
LA Times Daily |
11 Feb 2021 |
| Pool equipment |
LA Times Daily |
27 Jan 2021 |
| Pool equipment |
|
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| Stage prompts |
Newsday |
24 Dec 2020 |
| Hearing of lines, actors may need these |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
16 Dec 2020 |
| Snooker sticks |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Dec 2020 |
| Stage prompts |
USA Today |
23 Nov 2020 |
| Lines before yours, say |
LA Times Daily |
22 Nov 2020 |
| Lines before yours, say |
|
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| Helpful hints left out for the snooker players to pick up |
|
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| Billiards sticks |
USA Today |
23 Oct 2020 |
| Helpful words coming out of rescue ships |
|
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| Signals |
USA Today |
25 Aug 2020 |
| Sticks maintained with chalk |
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| Sticks maintained with chalk |
LA Times Daily |
02 Aug 2020 |
| Prompts on stage |
LA Times Daily |
07 Jun 2020 |
| Prompts on stage |
|
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| Poolroom sticks |
Eugene Sheffer |
26 May 2020 |
| Pool necessities |
New York Times |
20 May 2020 |
| Pool sticks |
Thomas Joseph |
09 May 2020 |
| Stage signals |
USA Today |
21 Apr 2020 |
| Poolroom gear |
Universal |
01 Mar 2020 |
| Billiard sticks |
|
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| Pool sticks |
Universal |
02 Nov 2019 |
| Poolroom supply |
Eugene Sheffer |
01 Oct 2019 |
| Hints, as to stage actors |
|
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| Snooker players' sticks |
USA Today |
12 Aug 2019 |
| Pool props |
|
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| Signals to start |
Newsday |
11 Apr 2019 |
| Actors' aids |
Premier Sunday |
17 Mar 2019 |
| Sticks with chalked tips |
USA Today |
15 Mar 2019 |
| Billiards sticks |
Family Time |
24 Feb 2019 |
| Pool tools |
Thomas Joseph |
16 Feb 2019 |
| Actor's signals |
|
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| 'You're on!' and others |
New York Times |
10 Feb 2019 |
| Snooker players' sticks |
|
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| "You're on!" and others |
|
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| Sticks with chalked tips |
|
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| Pool sticks |
|
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| Pool sticks |
Eugene Sheffer |
14 Sep 2018 |
| Poolroom array |
|
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| Poolroom array |
LA Times Daily |
18 Jul 2018 |
| Sticks in halls |
Wall Street Journal |
23 Jun 2018 |
| Pool prods |
Universal |
16 Jun 2018 |
| Hints from the wings |
Universal |
25 Apr 2018 |
| Sticks you could scratch with |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Mar 2018 |
| Parlor sticks |
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| Parlor sticks |
LA Times Daily |
02 Mar 2018 |
| Sticks for breaking things |
New York Times |
11 Feb 2018 |
| Stage assistance |
Newsday |
02 Feb 2018 |
| Lines for an American spoken as signals for action on stage |
|
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| Pool sticks |
Newsday |
22 Jan 2018 |
| Pool prods |
|
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| Sticks for breaking things |
|
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| Hints from the wings |
|
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| Poolroom array |
|
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| Parlor sticks |
|
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| Sticks in halls |
|
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| Prompts for action |
The Times Concise |
30 Nov 2017 |
| Gives a line to |
|
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| Prompts from offstage |
USA Today |
20 Oct 2017 |
| Actor's signals |
Newsday |
10 Oct 2017 |
| Snooker items |
|
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| Hints, as to stage actors |
|
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| Signals to those waiting in the wings |
Universal |
01 May 2017 |
| Learner put off bits of crossword? Offer hints |
The Telegraph Toughie |
28 Feb 2017 |
| Helps with lines |
|
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| Prompts from offstage |
|
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| Signals to those waiting in the wings |
|
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| Prompts |
New York Times |
17 Nov 2016 |
| Signals left out of things like this |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
09 Oct 2016 |
| Signals and strikes the ball? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
29 Aug 2016 |
| Gets onstage |
LA Times Daily |
06 Aug 2016 |
| Billiard sticks |
Universal |
23 Jul 2016 |
| They often precede entrances |
LA Times Daily |
17 Jul 2016 |
| They're taken on stage |
|
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| Reminders on cards |
LA Times Daily |
10 Apr 2016 |
| Pool hall selections |
USA Today |
06 Feb 2016 |
| Billiard sticks |
|
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| Prompts |
|
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| Gets onstage |
|
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| They often precede entrances |
|
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| Pool hall selections |
|
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| You may scratch with them |
USA Today |
22 Dec 2015 |
| Tips off |
Newsday |
20 Dec 2015 |
| Actors' signals |
The Telegraph Quick |
28 Nov 2015 |
| Prompter's offerings |
USA Today |
13 Nov 2015 |
| Signals made with rods |
The Times Cryptic |
10 Nov 2015 |
| Signals, as an actor |
USA Today |
23 Oct 2015 |
| Prompts |
Eugene Sheffer |
29 Aug 2015 |
| Signs left out of things like this |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
19 Jul 2015 |
| Snooker sticks |
Universal |
13 Jun 2015 |
| Signals to begin |
USA Today |
12 Jun 2015 |
| Some nods |
USA Today |
24 May 2015 |
| Actor's signal |
|
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| Tips off |
|
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| Stage signals |
|
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| Snooker sticks |
|
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| You may scratch with them |
|
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| Some nods |
|
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| Signals, as an actor |
|
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| Signals to begin |
|
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| Prompter's offerings |
|
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| Billiards sticks |
|
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| Poolroom selection |
|
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| Pool sticks |
|
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| Hints |
|
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| Some sharks' sticks |
|
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| Stage prompts |
|
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| Stimuli |
|
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| Aids after blanking out |
|
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| Stage prompts |
|
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| Sticks in the rec room |
|
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| Pool hall set |
|
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| Sticks in the billiard room |
|
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| Entrance requirements? |
|
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| Actor's lines |
|
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| Sticks for breaking |
|
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| Signals to actors |
|
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| Sticks around the pool hall |
|
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| Sidestage nods |
|
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| Sticks around the pool hall |
|
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| Hints |
|
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| Sticks by the pool table |
|
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| Providers of tips for improving one's English? |
|
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| Billiards sticks |
|
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| "The Hustler" props |
|
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| Chalked sticks |
|
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| Shuffleboard sticks |
|
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| Actor's prompts |
|
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| Certain hustler's tools |
|
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| Sticks for pool hustlers |
|
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| Pool gear |
|
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| You may scratch with them |
|
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| Certain hustler's tools |
|
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| Prompts |
|
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| Stage signals |
|
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| Sticks for sharks |
|
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| Acting aids |
|
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| Billiards sticks |
|
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| Signals |
|
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| Striking things about rec rooms |
|
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| Pool gear |
|
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| Pool hall set |
|
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| Billiards sticks |
|
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| Pool tools |
|
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| Providers of tips for improving one's English? |
|
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| "The Hustler" props |
|
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| Actors' alerts |
|
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| Sticks with leather tips |
|
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| Props in "The Hustler" |
|
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| Sticks with leather tips |
|
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| Poolroom array |
|
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| Poolroom supplies |
|
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| Billiard sticks |
|
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| Snooker items |
|
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| Prompts |
|
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| Acting signals |
|
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| Pool hall selections |
|
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| Actor's prompts |
|
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| Pool-hall supply |
|
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| Billiard sticks |
|
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| Actors' signals |
|
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| Pool needs |
|
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| Actors' reminders |
|
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| Not-so-subtle hints |
|
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| Pool needs |
|
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| Actors' reminders |
|
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| Poolroom supply |
|
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| Breaking sticks |
|
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| They may come from the wings |
|
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| Gives advance warning, in a way |
|
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| Pool sticks |
|
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| Pool necessities |
|
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| Pool sticks |
|
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| Chalked items |
|
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| Gives advance warning, in a way |
|
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| Prompts |
|
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| Sticks on the table |
|
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| Billiard implements |
|
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| Hints to an actor |
|
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| Stage prompts |
|
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| Props in "The Hustler" |
|
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| Pool tools |
|
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| Stage help |
|
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| Bridges can support them |
|
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| Acting signals |
|
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| Stage help |
|
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| Stars may wait for them at the theater |
|
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| Pool sticks |
|
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| Sticks on the table |
|
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| Table sticks |
|
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| Nudge and wink |
|
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| Signals |
|
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| Stage directions |
|
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| Verbal or nonverbal nudges |
|
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| Pool parlor array |
|
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| Pool parlor array |
|
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| Pool aids |
|
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| Pool aids |
|
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| Sticks that break? |
|
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| They may be missed |
|
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| Nine-ball needs |
|
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| Hints |
|
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| Wink, nudge, etc. |
|
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| Pool equipment |
|
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| Sticks on a table |
|
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| Prompter's offerings |
|
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| Signals on stage |
|
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| Baton waves, e.g. |
|
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| Actor's aids |
|
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| Billiards sticks |
|
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| Barroom sticks |
|
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| Pool accessories |
|
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| Stage directions |
|
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| Prompts |
|
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| Billiards sticks |
|
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| Stage reminders |
|
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| Poolroom sticks |
|
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| Actor's aids |
|
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| Prompts |
|
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| Stage signals |
|
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| Prompts |
|
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| Prompts |
|
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| Stage prompts |
|
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| Sticks in a bar? |
|
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| They may be flashed off-stage |
|
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| Signals |
|
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| Helps with lines |
|
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| 49-Down's aids |
|
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| Chalked sticks |
|
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| Gives the nod to |
|
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| Prompts |
|
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| Snooker items |
|
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| "The Hustler" props |
|
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| Prompts from the wings |
|
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| Minnesota Fats's gear |
|
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| Pointed hints |
|
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| Pool tools |
|
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| Pool shark's gear |
|
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| What some cards provide |
|
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| Some nods |
|
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| Sticks around a game parlor |
|
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| They may be given from behind a curtain |
|
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| Sticks in the billiard room |
|
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| Stage prompts |
|
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| Gestures to 1 Across |
|
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| Pool stroke needs |
|
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| They're waited for at a theater |
|
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| Reminders |
|
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| Leading lines |
|
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| Poolroom supply |
|
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| Stage lines |
|
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| Stars wait for them at the theater |
|
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| Signals |
|
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| Pool needs |
|
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| Hints at the pool table? |
|
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| Array in a pool hall |
|
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| Snooker sticks |
|
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| Intimations |
|
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| Braids |
|
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| What directors give |
|
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| Rods for "Fats" |
|
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| Suggestions |
|
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| Help from prompters |
|
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| Implements for Minnesota Fats |
|
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| Actors' concerns |
|
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| Tips off |
|
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| Hints. |
|
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| Stage assists |
|
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| Prompter's concern. |
|
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| Billiard implements. |
|
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| Actor's concern. |
|
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| Signals. |
|
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| Prompter's assists. |
|
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| Rods used in games. |
|
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| Feeds lines to. |
|
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| Signals to begin. |
|
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| Intimations. |
|
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| Equipment for a game. |
|
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| Waiting lines. |
|
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| Tips. |
|
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| Q's. |
|
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| Tools that help you with your banking |
|
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| Stage directions? |
|
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| Lines of persons. |
|
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| Signals of a sort. |
|
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| Certain rods. |
|
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| Prompts. |
|
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| Promptings. |
|
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| Game gear. |
|
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| Actors' signals. |
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