| Cry from a bandleader |
New York Times |
01 Apr 2026 |
| Cue to play: 2 wds. |
Commuter |
31 Mar 2026 |
| "Start the music!" |
Wall Street Journal |
26 Mar 2026 |
| "Cue the music!" |
LA Times Daily |
11 Dec 2025 |
| "Start the music!" |
Universal |
15 Nov 2025 |
| "Strike up the band!" |
New York Times |
19 Oct 2025 |
| "Start the music!" |
USA Today |
12 Aug 2025 |
| Bandleader's song starter |
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| "Let's rock!" |
Universal |
21 Jul 2025 |
| Cue for a DJ |
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| "Start the music!" |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
05 Jul 2025 |
| Bandleader's "Start the music!" |
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| Water-skier's "Go!" |
LA Times Daily |
13 Apr 2025 |
| Bandleader's "OK, play!" |
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| Bandleader's cry |
LA Times Daily |
20 Nov 2024 |
| Bandleader's shout to start the band |
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| Stumble upon the truth as Alberta goes for it in practice |
The Times Mephisto |
14 Jul 2024 |
| Play call? |
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| Command to your band |
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| Band command |
Newsday |
11 Jan 2024 |
| "Let's rock!" |
Universal |
15 Dec 2023 |
| Bandleader's cue |
LA Times Daily |
01 Dec 2023 |
| "Play the music!" |
USA Today |
13 Nov 2023 |
| Band’s opener? |
Wall Street Journal |
14 Oct 2023 |
| "Start the music!" |
LA Times Daily |
13 Oct 2023 |
| Bandleader's direction |
New York Times |
26 Sep 2023 |
| 'Strike up the band!' |
USA Today |
04 Sep 2023 |
| Bandleader's 'Go!' |
Newsday |
22 Feb 2023 |
| "Let's start the music!" |
Universal |
17 Feb 2023 |
| Signal to play |
New York Times |
21 Dec 2022 |
| Bandleader's signal to play |
Newsday |
09 Nov 2022 |
| "Play the music, band!" |
Universal |
22 Oct 2022 |
| Bandleader's cue |
USA Today |
11 Aug 2022 |
| "Start playing the song!" |
Premier Sunday |
31 Jul 2022 |
| Cry made while swinging a baton |
New York Times |
22 Oct 2021 |
| Bandleader's "Go!" |
Universal |
14 Aug 2021 |
| Words to the maestro |
Thomas Joseph |
24 Jul 2021 |
| "Start the music!" |
LA Times Daily |
21 Jul 2021 |
| 'Start the music!' |
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| Bandleader's exhortation |
LA Times Daily |
30 Dec 2020 |
| Bandleader's exhortation |
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| Words to the maestro |
Thomas Joseph |
21 Nov 2020 |
| Directive to a band |
USA Today |
04 Oct 2020 |
| Bandleader's cue |
USA Today |
20 Sep 2020 |
| Bandleader's exclamation |
USA Today |
11 Aug 2020 |
| Bandleader's shout |
USA Today |
22 Jul 2020 |
| ___ off (click) |
Wall Street Journal |
21 Jul 2020 |
| Bandleader's signal |
Newsday |
07 Jun 2020 |
| Command to start playing |
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| Command to start playing |
LA Times Daily |
22 Mar 2020 |
| Bandleader’s cue |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Oct 2019 |
| Command to a band |
Universal |
08 Oct 2019 |
| "Start playing, band!" |
Universal |
20 Aug 2019 |
| "Strike up the band!" |
Universal |
26 Jun 2019 |
| Bandleader's shout |
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| 'Start the music!' ... or what one could do to the finish of the answer to each starred clue |
New York Times |
20 May 2019 |
| 'Play that beat!' |
New York Times |
24 Apr 2019 |
| Words to the bandleader |
Thomas Joseph |
24 Apr 2019 |
| Bandleader's "Let's go!" |
Universal |
21 Mar 2019 |
| Command to a band |
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| Bandleader's "Let's go!" |
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| "Strike up the band!" |
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| "Start playing, band!" |
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| Bandleader's cue |
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| "Start the music!" ... or what one could do to the finish of the answer to each starred clue |
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| "Play that beat!" |
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| __ off (get along well) |
Newsday |
24 Dec 2018 |
| Band's signal to start |
Newsday |
23 Dec 2018 |
| Bandleader's cue |
LA Times Daily |
29 Nov 2018 |
| Bandleader's cue |
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| "Start the music!" |
LA Times Daily |
15 Nov 2018 |
| 'Start the music!' |
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| 'Let's play the music!' |
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| "Start the music!" |
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| Bandleader's cue |
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| Command to the maestro |
Wall Street Journal |
30 Oct 2017 |
| Directive to the bandleader |
Wall Street Journal |
16 Oct 2017 |
| Command to a combo |
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| 'Begin the tune!' |
Premier Sunday |
16 Jul 2017 |
| Bandleader's cry |
LA Times Daily |
06 Jul 2017 |
| Bandleader's cry |
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| Bandleader's cue |
Newsday |
26 Mar 2017 |
| Bandleader's cue |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Mar 2017 |
| Bandleader's cry |
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| Order before the music starts |
LA Times Daily |
11 Nov 2016 |
| Cry after 'One, two, three,' maybe |
New York Times |
29 Jul 2016 |
| Musical instruction |
LA Times Daily |
23 Jul 2016 |
| Bandleader's call |
Newsday |
15 Jan 2016 |
| Musical instruction |
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| Cry after "One, two, three," maybe |
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| Jazz combo's cue |
New York Times |
10 Nov 2015 |
| Bandleader's shout |
New York Times |
26 Apr 2015 |
| What may be heard before a number |
Newsday |
28 Feb 2015 |
| Words to strike up the band |
LA Times Daily |
04 Jan 2015 |
| Bandleader's shout |
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| Jazz combo's cue |
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| What may be heard before a number |
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| Words to strike up the band |
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| Band's cue |
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| Jazzman's cue |
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| Bandleader's signal |
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| Bandleader's cue |
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| "Start the music!" |
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| Jazz-band cue |
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| Show-starting words |
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| Command to the band |
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| Bandleader's cry |
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| 'Start playing the tune!' |
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| Words from a maestro |
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| Command associated with numbers |
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| Words before a number |
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| Jazz artist's cue |
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| "Music, maestro!" |
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| Cry to strike up the band |
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| Cry to strike up the band |
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| Bandleader's call |
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| Bandleader's direction |
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| Words to the maestro |
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| "Let's go!" |
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| 'Start the tune!' |
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| "Strike up the band!" |
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| What's said before some numbers |
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| Bandleader's cry |
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| Bandleader's "Let's go!" |
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| ___ off (get along well) |
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| Bandleader's words |
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| Bandleader's command |
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| Command to the band |
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| Bandleader's command |
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| "O.K., play!" |
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| Band's cue |
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| "Let's play!" |
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| Signal to start |
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| Shout to the players |
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| Combo's cue |
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| Cry to the band |
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| Jazzman's directive |
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| Combo's cue |
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| Command to the band |
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| Bandleader's beginning |
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| Bandleader's shout |
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| Bandleader's cry |
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| 'Start the song!' |
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| Bandleader's shout |
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| Command to the band |
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| Command to the band |
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| Number-starting cry |
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| Band command |
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| Band command |
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| Command to the band |
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| Bandleader's cry |
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| Combo's cue |
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| Conductor's shout |
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| Bandleader's direction |
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| Conductor's shout |
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| "Start playing!" |
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| Jazz cat's command |
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| Number-starting prompt |
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| Words to the boys in the band |
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| Directive to a band |
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| Bandleader's call |
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| Bandleader's command |
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| Bandleader's order |
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| Bandleader's instruction |
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| Bandleader's command |
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| "Strike up the band!" |
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| "Strike up the band" |
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| Jazzman's cue |
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| Bandleader's cue |
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| Bandleader's directive |
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| Words from a bandleader |
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| Bandleader's phrase |
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| Nightclub command |
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| Bandleader's "Go!" |
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| Order to a band |
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| Bandleader's phrase |
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| Band's cue |
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| Words to the bandleader |
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| "Start playing!" |
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| Bandleader's cry |
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| Bandleader's command |
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| Bandleader's cry |
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| Command to the band |
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| Jazzman's cue |
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| Band command |
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| Jazzman's Go! |
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| ___ off (get along) |
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| Cue to the band |
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| ___ off (be compatible) |
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| ___ off (get along). |
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| ___ off |
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| "Start playing" |
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| ___ off. |
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