| One is seen either side of a hooker | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 03 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Rugby player is upright (4) | Mirror Cryptic | 01 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Support (4) | Mirror Quick | 01 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Support (4) | Mirror Quick | 10 Sep 2025 | 
          
            | Rugby player is upright (4) | Mirror Cryptic | 10 Sep 2025 | 
          
            | Theater stage accessory | Newsday | 26 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Stay with father around start of Ramadan (4) | Puzzler Cryptic | 17 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Rugby player | The Telegraph Quick | 11 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Object needed on stage; support | The Telegraph Mini | 23 Jul 2025 | 
          
            | ___ comic (Carrot Top or Gallagher, e.g.) |  |  | 
          
            | Stage accessory in a play |  |  | 
          
            | Item for an actor | Wall Street Journal | 09 Jul 2025 | 
          
            | Front-row rugby forward | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 08 Jul 2025 | 
          
            | Stay for parking (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Actor's accessory | USA Today | 16 May 2025 | 
          
            | ___ up; support from beneath or behind |  |  | 
          
            | Favouring a soft bolster (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Item on stage | Eugene Sheffer | 02 May 2025 | 
          
            | Support a actor's thing (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Support - actor's thing (4) | The Guardian Quick | 30 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | Item for a thespian | Wall Street Journal | 29 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | Support, with "up" | New York Times Mini | 15 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | Elphaba's broom in "Wicked" or Aladdin's lamp in "Aladdin" | New York Times Mini | 04 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | Item used on stage | USA Today | 02 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | Support the public relations work (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Support for a clothes-line |  |  | 
          
            | It's useful on stage, being supportive (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Aircraft rotor found on stage (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Object used on the set of a play (4) | Puzzler | 09 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | Rugby forward | The Telegraph Quick | 08 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | Rugby player receiving support (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Support dad right through (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Movie set item |  |  | 
          
            | Theatrical aid |  |  | 
          
            | Old style plane |  |  | 
          
            | In rugby, a forward at either end of the front row of a scrum (4) |  |  | 
          
            | One of the underpinnings of the stage? (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Play thing | LA Times Daily | 21 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Stage accessory | LA Times Daily | 18 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Item on a stage | New York Times | 17 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Object for use in a play or film | The Times Concise | 08 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Item used on stage | USA Today | 02 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Support, with "up" | Newsday | 02 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Fake sword in a play, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Stagehand's item |  |  | 
          
            | Stage accessory in a play |  |  | 
          
            | That's right, pop! You have our support! |  |  | 
          
            | Support | The Telegraph Quick | 23 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Stage accessory in a play |  |  | 
          
            | Item on stage | Eugene Sheffer | 16 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Sustain (with "up") |  |  | 
          
            | We're told it's the correct entrance to make known (9) |  |  | 
          
            | Elphaba's broom in "Wicked," for one | LA Times Daily | 09 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | ...it provides support for part of stage set |  |  | 
          
            | Support father right through (4) |  |  | 
          
            | One has a close relationship with a hooker (4) | The Guardian Cryptic | 02 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Sort of forward thing actor has in hand? (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Tentpole's purpose | Newsday | 28 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Rigid support | Mirror Tea Time | 25 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Item on stage | Commuter | 21 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | In Macbeth, a dagger is one mainstay (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Mary Poppins' umbrella, e.g. | USA Today | 17 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Stagehand concern | LA Times Daily | 15 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Rugby player used on stage (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Type of bet | USA Today Quick | 09 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Hold up for a penny (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Timber supporting a mine roof (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Supporter of a rugby team? (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Portable stage piece, like the lamp in "Aladdin" |  |  | 
          
            | Shore (up) | Newsday | 16 Oct 2024 | 
          
            | Actor's object |  |  | 
          
            | Set piece? | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 10 Oct 2024 | 
          
            | Jets don't need this support (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Support a professional on the piano (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Hold up a screw (4) |  |  | 
          
            | A support for the piano (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Clothes-line support | Puzzler Backwords | 21 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | Play thing | LA Times Daily | 07 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | Forward support in favour of parking (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Item handled by an actor | Universal | 04 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | Actor's accessory on stage |  |  | 
          
            | Dad has the right to expect support (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Rugby player has run in try |  |  | 
          
            | Support (4) | Puzzler | 23 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | The Burn Book in "Mean Girls," for one | USA Today | 22 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | Sound stage accessory | Newsday | 18 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | Item used onstage | LA Times Daily | 12 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | Skull or sword for "Hamlet" |  |  | 
          
            | Stage accessory | Commuter | 07 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | Object onstage | Universal | 06 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | Actor's stage accessory |  |  | 
          
            | Stay with father around start of Ramadan (4) | Puzzler Cryptic | 03 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | Rigid support | Mirror Tea Time | 23 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Thing in a drama department storage room | Universal | 20 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Sweeney's razor, e.g. | Wall Street Journal | 13 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Object an actor might steal from a set | USA Today | 10 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Support a sort of forward (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Rugby forward | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 04 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Support for coppers (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Work with priest providing support (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Object held on stage | Commuter | 11 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | Item of stage equipment (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Item used in a play or movie |  |  | 
          
            | Any stage-set accessory |  |  | 
          
            | Movie set gadget |  |  | 
          
            | Play thing | Wall Street Journal | 16 May 2024 | 
          
            | It's useful in the theatre (in the pit?) (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Support for parking | Mirror Cryptic | 24 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | Rugby player | Mirror Quick | 24 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | Rugby player runs into dad (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Supporting pole or stage-play item |  |  | 
          
            | Rugby forward | Mirror Classic | 09 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | Rugby player correct to deny hesitation | Mirror Cryptic | 07 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | Support | Mirror Quick | 07 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | Sort of forward actor carries it on stage (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Part of the set for the first play (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Rigid support | Mirror Tea Time | 24 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | Support for the Patriotic Front (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Stay for beginning of party (4) | Puzzler Cryptic | 22 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | Hold up a truncated airscrew (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Support needed on stage? (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Hold up for very little money (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Support for the shaft (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Object used to make a stage scene more realistic |  |  | 
          
            | Loosehead .... , rugby union position (4) |  |  | 
          
            | A rigid support |  |  | 
          
            | Professional gets quiet support (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Support for the party leader (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Support for Palestine's leader | The Sun Two Speed | 17 Feb 2024 | 
          
            | Rugby forward | The Sun Two Speed | 17 Feb 2024 | 
          
            | Stage item | Thomas Joseph | 16 Feb 2024 | 
          
            | Item on a film set |  |  | 
          
            | Rugby supporter? |  |  | 
          
            | Go quickly round the other end for support |  |  | 
          
            | Small screw needed for support (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Actor's item | USA Today | 01 Feb 2024 | 
          
            | Any stage-play accessory | Newsday | 17 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | Item on a stage set | Newsday | 15 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | Thing on a set | Universal | 07 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | Thing used on stage |  |  | 
          
            | Play thing? | Universal | 25 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | A member of the front row in a game of rugby (4) |  |  | 
          
            | ___ up (keep from toppling over like a kickstand does for a bike) |  |  | 
          
            | Support rugby player | Mirror Cryptic | 06 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | The French flag in "Les Miserables," for one | Universal | 06 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | The French flag in "Les Miserables." for one |  |  | 
          
            | Temporary support | Mirror Quick | 06 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | Rugby forward | The Sun Two Speed | 17 Nov 2023 | 
          
            | Support for progressives' leader | The Sun Two Speed | 17 Nov 2023 | 
          
            | Stage item | Thomas Joseph | 14 Nov 2023 | 
          
            | Play thing? | Universal | 25 Oct 2023 | 
          
            | Stage accessory |  |  | 
          
            | Ellis Genge or Joe Marler in recent England teams | The Times Specialist Sunday | 01 Oct 2023 | 
          
            | Accessory like Indiana Jones' whip that is used during film production |  |  | 
          
            | Tent pole, for instance | Newsday | 25 Aug 2023 | 
          
            | Stage item | Thomas Joseph | 24 Aug 2023 | 
          
            | Support dad crossing river | The Times Cryptic | 20 Jul 2023 | 
          
            | Strong rigid support; rugby position | The Times Concise | 08 Jul 2023 | 
          
            | Actor's item | Universal | 05 Jul 2023 | 
          
            | Support — rugby player | The Guardian Quick | 16 Jun 2023 | 
          
            | Macbeth's dagger or Desdemona's handkerchief, e.g | New York Times | 11 Jun 2023 | 
          
            | Macbeth's dagger or Desdemona's handkerchief, e.g. | New York Times | 11 Jun 2023 | 
          
            | Any theatrical accessory | Newsday | 25 Apr 2023 | 
          
            | Theater accessory | LA Times Daily | 19 Apr 2023 | 
          
            | Play thing? | New York Times | 09 Apr 2023 | 
          
            | Item on stage | Eugene Sheffer | 01 Apr 2023 | 
          
            | Blue diamond in 'Titanic,' e.g | New York Times | 05 Mar 2023 | 
          
            | Blue diamond in 'Titanic,' e.g. | New York Times | 05 Mar 2023 | 
          
            | Support, with "up" | LA Times Daily | 02 Mar 2023 | 
          
            | Pistol in a stage play, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Item used onstage | Thomas Joseph | 06 Feb 2023 | 
          
            | Actor's stage support |  |  | 
          
            | Stage accessory | LA Times Daily | 10 Jan 2023 | 
          
            | Hold (up) | LA Times Daily | 01 Jan 2023 | 
          
            | Item onstage | USA Today | 14 Dec 2022 | 
          
            | Wand, for Harry Potter |  |  | 
          
            | Item on stage | Eugene Sheffer | 10 Dec 2022 | 
          
            | Stage item | Thomas Joseph | 15 Nov 2022 | 
          
            | A banana used as a phone, for example | USA Today | 09 Nov 2022 | 
          
            | Theatrical accessory | Newsday | 06 Nov 2022 | 
          
            | Item on a stage | New York Times | 24 Oct 2022 | 
          
            | Shore (up) | Newsday | 16 Oct 2022 | 
          
            | Lean, father eats dinner finally | The Times Cryptic | 04 Oct 2022 | 
          
            | Any theatrical accessory | Newsday | 20 Sep 2022 | 
          
            | One of two bound for power |  |  | 
          
            | One of two bound for power | The Guardian Cryptic | 15 Aug 2022 | 
          
            | Support publicity work | The Times Cryptic | 10 Aug 2022 | 
          
            | Stage-play accessory | Newsday | 31 Jul 2022 | 
          
            | Support pawns capturing rook, oddly | The Telegraph Cryptic | 27 Jul 2022 | 
          
            | Theatrical accessory | Newsday | 26 Jul 2022 | 
          
            | Stage item | Thomas Joseph | 22 Jun 2022 | 
          
            | Thing for an actor to hold | Family Time | 06 Jun 2022 | 
          
            | Item on stage | Eugene Sheffer | 04 May 2022 | 
          
            | Something used as a temporary support or to keep something in position | Irish Times Simplex | 07 Mar 2022 | 
          
            | A movable object on the set of a play or film | Irish Times Simplex | 01 Mar 2022 | 
          
            | 'Support' player in rugby | The Guardian Speedy | 27 Feb 2022 | 
          
            | Indiana Jones's whip, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Support for piano |  |  | 
          
            | Stage item |  |  | 
          
            | Stage item | Thomas Joseph | 29 Oct 2021 | 
          
            | Play thing | Newsday | 30 Sep 2021 | 
          
            | Support the old man — it's right to get stuck in |  |  | 
          
            | Actor's stage support |  |  | 
          
            | Hold (up) | New York Times | 10 Jul 2021 | 
          
            | Support for Portugal | The Telegraph Cryptic | 25 May 2021 | 
          
            | Rabbit or a top hat, to a magician |  |  | 
          
            | Item on stage | Eugene Sheffer | 21 Apr 2021 | 
          
            | Item on a stage | Family Time | 18 Apr 2021 | 
          
            | Stay for start of party | The Telegraph Cryptic | 05 Apr 2021 | 
          
            | Source of support | Newsday | 03 Apr 2021 | 
          
            | The handkerchief in "Othello," e.g | Universal | 09 Mar 2021 | 
          
            | Placement on stage sets | Newsday | 06 Mar 2021 | 
          
            | Thing handled by an actress | Family Time | 01 Feb 2021 | 
          
            | Keep (up) | Newsday | 30 Jan 2021 | 
          
            | Indiana Jones's whip, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Temporary support | The Times Concise | 13 Jan 2021 | 
          
            | Any stage-play accessory | Newsday | 04 Jan 2021 | 
          
            | Magician's hat, for example | USA Today | 26 Dec 2020 | 
          
            | Accessory for some comics | USA Today | 12 Dec 2020 | 
          
            | Actor's stage accessory |  |  | 
          
            | Rugby forward | The Sun Two Speed | 31 Oct 2020 | 
          
            | Set piece player involved in scrum | The Sun Two Speed | 31 Oct 2020 | 
          
            | Support for progressives' leader | The Sun Two Speed | 04 Oct 2020 | 
          
            | Support for piano |  |  | 
          
            | Phone used in a play, say | Newsday | 15 Sep 2020 | 
          
            | In favour of quiet support |  |  | 
          
            | Stage item | Thomas Joseph | 24 Jun 2020 | 
          
            | Play thing? | Universal | 23 Jun 2020 | 
          
            | Set piece | Wall Street Journal | 17 Jun 2020 | 
          
            | Stand forward | The Telegraph Toughie | 05 Jun 2020 | 
          
            | Stage accessory in a play |  |  | 
          
            | Bit of set dressing | USA Today | 02 May 2020 | 
          
            | Stage item | New York Times | 27 Apr 2020 | 
          
            | Support, with "up" | Universal | 27 Apr 2020 | 
          
            | Stage accessory |  |  | 
          
            | Support, shore up | The Guardian Speedy | 12 Apr 2020 | 
          
            | Actor's accessory on stage |  |  | 
          
            | Stage accessory |  |  | 
          
            | Either of two outside front-row forwards supporting the hooker in rugby | The Times Specialist Sunday | 29 Mar 2020 | 
          
            | Magician's wand, for one | USA Today | 21 Mar 2020 | 
          
            | Item for a play | USA Today | 20 Mar 2020 | 
          
            | Thing on stage | Jonesin | 10 Mar 2020 | 
          
            | Skull, for Hamlet when he says 'Alas, poor Yorick!' | New York Times | 09 Mar 2020 | 
          
            | An actor handles it | Family Time | 08 Mar 2020 | 
          
            | Thing on a stage | Family Time | 17 Feb 2020 | 
          
            | Theatrical accessory | Newsday | 27 Jan 2020 | 
          
            | Meander away from name-dropper - the one from the abbey | Irish Times Crosaire | 06 Jan 2020 | 
          
            | Item on a movie set | USA Today | 30 Dec 2019 | 
          
            | Support, with 'up' | The Washington Post | 29 Dec 2019 | 
          
            | Stage item | USA Today | 16 Dec 2019 | 
          
            | In rugby, either of the two forwards at the ends of the front row of a scrum | The Telegraph General Knowledge | 02 Dec 2019 | 
          
            | Hold (up) | Universal | 21 Oct 2019 | 
          
            | Stage object | Premier Sunday | 06 Oct 2019 | 
          
            | Buttress, with ''up'' | Newsday | 29 Sep 2019 | 
          
            | Comedian's visual | New York Times | 23 Sep 2019 | 
          
            | Telephone, to an actor | Family Time | 08 Sep 2019 | 
          
            | Play accessory | Universal | 29 Aug 2019 | 
          
            | A severed hand or a vampire's cape |  |  | 
          
            | Plastic food item on a set, say | Universal | 12 Aug 2019 | 
          
            | Support for party leader |  |  | 
          
            | Item in a play | Universal | 25 Jul 2019 | 
          
            | Play thing? | Wall Street Journal | 08 Jul 2019 | 
          
            | Small plane part, for short | Wall Street Journal | 24 Jun 2019 | 
          
            | Top hat, to a magician | New York Times | 12 Jun 2019 | 
          
            | Like a pom-pom for cheerleaders |  |  | 
          
            | Thing handled on a stage | Family Time | 03 Jun 2019 | 
          
            | Object used in a dance or a play on stage |  |  | 
          
            | Cessna spinner, for short | USA Today | 17 May 2019 | 
          
            | Shore (up) | The Washington Post | 14 May 2019 | 
          
            | Shore (up) | LA Times Daily | 14 May 2019 | 
          
            | Item on a set | LA Times Daily | 26 Apr 2019 | 
          
            | Item on a set | The Washington Post | 26 Apr 2019 | 
          
            | Lean forward |  |  | 
          
            | Groucho Marx's cigar, e.g | USA Today | 31 Mar 2019 | 
          
            | Support, with ''up'' | Newsday | 12 Feb 2019 | 
          
            | Stay for opening of Parliament |  |  | 
          
            | Biplane spinner, for short | USA Today | 01 Feb 2019 | 
          
            | *Necessity for a stage actor, often | The Washington Post Sunday | 27 Jan 2019 | 
          
            | Cessna spinner | Wall Street Journal | 05 Jan 2019 | 
          
            | Object on stage | Universal | 04 Jan 2019 | 
          
            | Set piece player involved in scrum | The Telegraph Toughie | 02 Jan 2019 | 
          
            | Item used in a play |  |  | 
          
            | Play thing? |  |  | 
          
            | Top hat, to a magician |  |  | 
          
            | Comedian's visual |  |  | 
          
            | Item on a set |  |  | 
          
            | Shore (up) |  |  | 
          
            | Hold (up) |  |  | 
          
            | Item in a play |  |  | 
          
            | Object on stage |  |  | 
          
            | Plastic food item on a set, say |  |  | 
          
            | Play accessory |  |  | 
          
            | Groucho Marx's cigar, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Cessna spinner, for short |  |  | 
          
            | Small plane part, for short |  |  | 
          
            | Cessna spinner |  |  | 
          
            | Biplane spinner, for short |  |  | 
          
            | Rugby player runs into old man |  |  | 
          
            | Support; object on stage | The Times Concise | 10 Oct 2018 | 
          
            | Item for an actor to handle | Family Time | 07 Oct 2018 | 
          
            | Stage accessory | Newsday | 25 Sep 2018 | 
          
            | Wand in 'Wicked,' e.g | The Washington Post Sunday | 23 Sep 2018 | 
          
            | Object used on the set of a play | The Guardian Cryptic | 24 Jul 2018 | 
          
            | Rugby player acceptable without hesitation |  |  | 
          
            | Support | The Telegraph Quick | 14 Jul 2018 | 
          
            | Rugby player that's employed in theatre | The Telegraph Cryptic | 07 Jul 2018 | 
          
            | Something on stage | Family Time | 17 Jun 2018 | 
          
            | Item held by an actor | New York Times | 04 Jun 2018 | 
          
            | Stagecraft aid | The Washington Post | 25 May 2018 | 
          
            | Stagecraft aid | LA Times Daily | 25 May 2018 | 
          
            | Support | Wall Street Journal | 19 May 2018 | 
          
            | 'Hairspray' spray, e.g | The Washington Post Sunday | 13 May 2018 | 
          
            | Item in a movie scene |  |  | 
          
            | Support, with "up" | LA Times Daily | 20 Apr 2018 | 
          
            | The Maltese Falcon in 'The Maltese Falcon,' e.g | Wall Street Journal | 27 Feb 2018 | 
          
            | Set item |  |  | 
          
            | Top hat, to a magician | USA Today | 29 Jan 2018 | 
          
            | Rugby player's item used in play | The Telegraph Cryptic | 27 Jan 2018 | 
          
            | Stage accessory | Universal | 05 Jan 2018 | 
          
            | Play thing? |  |  | 
          
            | Top hat, to a magician |  |  | 
          
            | Support |  |  | 
          
            | Item held by an actor |  |  | 
          
            | Stagecraft aid |  |  | 
          
            | Support, with "up" |  |  | 
          
            | Stage accessory |  |  | 
          
            | Stay in favour of suspect in the middle |  |  | 
          
            | Support pair going to work |  |  | 
          
            | Object held on stage | Newsday | 07 Nov 2017 | 
          
            | Play thing | New York Times | 18 Oct 2017 | 
          
            | Theater accessory | LA Times Daily | 17 Oct 2017 | 
          
            | Theater accessory | The Washington Post | 17 Oct 2017 | 
          
            | Stage telephone, say | USA Today | 26 Sep 2017 | 
          
            | Bolster | Newsday | 24 Sep 2017 | 
          
            | Stage item | Universal | 05 Sep 2017 | 
          
            | Airplane blade | Jonesin | 05 Sep 2017 | 
          
            | A stage accessory |  |  | 
          
            | Razor, for 36-Across | USA Today | 18 Aug 2017 | 
          
            | Shore (up) | The Telegraph Quick | 17 Aug 2017 | 
          
            | Chaplin's cane, for example | Newsday | 11 Jul 2017 | 
          
            | Stage equipment | Universal | 29 Jun 2017 | 
          
            | Stage dressing | Universal | 25 May 2017 | 
          
            | Having power for day, leave out this rugby forward |  |  | 
          
            | Stage accessory |  |  | 
          
            | Support; rugby player | The Times Concise | 13 Apr 2017 | 
          
            | Stay for end of knees-up |  |  | 
          
            | Yorick's skull or Hamlet's sword | USA Today | 13 Feb 2017 | 
          
            | It may be passed on stage | Universal | 01 Feb 2017 | 
          
            | Staged thing? | Universal | 22 Jan 2017 | 
          
            | Stage-play accessory | Newsday | 16 Jan 2017 | 
          
            | Staged thing? |  |  | 
          
            | Stage equipment |  |  | 
          
            | Stage dressing |  |  | 
          
            | Stage telephone, say |  |  | 
          
            | Razor, for 36-Across |  |  | 
          
            | Play thing |  |  | 
          
            | Theater accessory |  |  | 
          
            | Stage item |  |  | 
          
            | Rugby player | The Telegraph Quick | 01 Nov 2016 | 
          
            | Support a rugby player |  |  | 
          
            | Play thing | Wall Street Journal | 21 Sep 2016 | 
          
            | Macbeth's dagger, e.g | Wall Street Journal | 17 Sep 2016 | 
          
            | Attempt to secure rector's support |  |  | 
          
            | Stay for start of play | The Telegraph Cryptic | 20 Aug 2016 | 
          
            | Groucho's cigar, e.g | USA Today | 17 Aug 2016 | 
          
            | A support | The Telegraph Quick | 15 Aug 2016 | 
          
            | Thing an actor handles | Family Time | 01 Aug 2016 | 
          
            | Yorick's skull in "Hamlet," e.g | LA Times Daily | 26 Jul 2016 | 
          
            | Strut that rotates on a plane | The Telegraph Toughie | 22 Jul 2016 | 
          
            | Coin for David Copperfield, say | Newsday | 02 Jul 2016 | 
          
            | Item in the wings, maybe | The Washington Post | 14 Jun 2016 | 
          
            | Actor's aid | LA Times Daily | 12 Jun 2016 | 
          
            | Small plane's spinner, for short | Wall Street Journal | 06 Jun 2016 | 
          
            | An actor may handle one | Family Time | 29 May 2016 | 
          
            | Part of a stage set | USA Today | 25 May 2016 | 
          
            | Pocket watch, to a hypnotist | LA Times Daily | 04 May 2016 | 
          
            | Kind of plane | New York Times | 08 Apr 2016 | 
          
            | Item on the stage | Wall Street Journal | 01 Apr 2016 | 
          
            | Shore (up) | USA Today | 01 Apr 2016 | 
          
            | Rugby player runs into father |  |  | 
          
            | Part of a stage set |  |  | 
          
            | Pocket watch, to a hypnotist |  |  | 
          
            | Yorick's skull in "Hamlet," e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Actor's aid |  |  | 
          
            | Gun full of blanks, maybe |  |  | 
          
            | Means of support | Newsday | 25 Dec 2015 | 
          
            | Support something put on stage | The Telegraph Cryptic | 06 Nov 2015 | 
          
            | Item used onstage | Thomas Joseph | 20 Oct 2015 | 
          
            | Stage accessory | USA Today | 06 Oct 2015 | 
          
            | Rugby forward | The Guardian Quick | 03 Oct 2015 | 
          
            | Seize and hold firmly | The Times Concise | 22 Sep 2015 | 
          
            | Actor's accessory | USA Today | 08 Sep 2015 | 
          
            | What an actor holds | Universal | 09 Aug 2015 | 
          
            | Something that gives rigid support | The Telegraph General Knowledge | 21 Jun 2015 | 
          
            | What an actor handles | USA Today | 27 Apr 2015 | 
          
            | Stage furnishing | Newsday | 26 Apr 2015 | 
          
            | Theater stage item | New York Times | 30 Mar 2015 | 
          
            | Actor's accessory | Newsday | 24 Mar 2015 | 
          
            | Support for power |  |  | 
          
            | What holds up well? | New York Times | 31 Jan 2015 | 
          
            | Actor's tool | Family Time | 25 Jan 2015 | 
          
            | Means of support |  |  | 
          
            | Set piece |  |  | 
          
            | What an actor holds |  |  | 
          
            | Support, with "up" |  |  | 
          
            | Actor's accessory |  |  | 
          
            | What an actor handles |  |  | 
          
            | Stage accessory |  |  | 
          
            | Stage-play accessory |  |  | 
          
            | Stage couch, say |  |  | 
          
            | Actor's accessory |  |  | 
          
            | Stage furnishing |  |  | 
          
            | Theater stage item |  |  | 
          
            | What holds up well? |  |  | 
          
            | Object held on stage |  |  | 
          
            | Hold (up) |  |  | 
          
            | Piece purchased by a movie memorabiliast |  |  | 
          
            | Item in an actor's hand |  |  | 
          
            | California ballot measure, informally |  |  | 
          
            | Bolster |  |  | 
          
            | Dagger in "Macbeth," e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Actor's accessory |  |  | 
          
            | Actor's handful |  |  | 
          
            | Stage accessory |  |  | 
          
            | Shore (up) |  |  | 
          
            | Actor's accessory |  |  | 
          
            | Onstage item |  |  | 
          
            | Means of support |  |  | 
          
            | Word before "comic" or "plane" |  |  | 
          
            | "West Side Story" knife, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Weight marked "One Ton," e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Item in an actor's hand |  |  | 
          
            | Phone in a play, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Stage aid |  |  | 
          
            | Stage piece |  |  | 
          
            | Stage item |  |  | 
          
            | Yorick's skull, for example |  |  | 
          
            | Cauldron or sword in "Macbeth," say |  |  | 
          
            | Item on a Broadway stage |  |  | 
          
            | Stage aid |  |  | 
          
            | Kind of jet |  |  | 
          
            | Comedian's visual |  |  | 
          
            | Theatrical object |  |  | 
          
            | Item held by an actor |  |  | 
          
            | Theatrical object |  |  | 
          
            | Stagehand's concern |  |  | 
          
            | Stage phone, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Actor's implement |  |  | 
          
            | Stagehand's responsibility |  |  | 
          
            | Play thing? |  |  | 
          
            | Holdup device? |  |  | 
          
            | Indiana Jones's whip, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Holdup? |  |  | 
          
            | Stage accessory |  |  | 
          
            | Holdup device? |  |  | 
          
            | Captain Jack Sparrow's sword, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Sound-stage accessory |  |  | 
          
            | Stage accessory |  |  | 
          
            | Stage phone, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Top hat, cane or monocle |  |  | 
          
            | Movable stage item |  |  | 
          
            | Item held by an actor |  |  | 
          
            | Stage accessory |  |  | 
          
            | Phone on stage, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Play thing |  |  | 
          
            | Yorick's skull, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Groucho's cigar, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Phone in an actor's hand, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Plane part |  |  | 
          
            | Phone on stage, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Play thing |  |  | 
          
            | Telephone on stage, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Play thing |  |  | 
          
            | Something on stage |  |  | 
          
            | Groucho's cigar, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Support, with "up" |  |  | 
          
            | Stage item |  |  | 
          
            | Stage piece |  |  | 
          
            | Object for 9-Across |  |  | 
          
            | Ringing phone on stage, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Yorick's skull, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Charlie Chaplin's cane, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Hold (up) |  |  | 
          
            | Actor's aid |  |  | 
          
            | Set piece |  |  | 
          
            | Plane part, for short |  |  | 
          
            | Thing onstage |  |  | 
          
            | Cane or sawhorse |  |  | 
          
            | Set piece |  |  | 
          
            | ___ 8 [grumble] |  |  | 
          
            | Yorick's skull, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Ringing phone on stage, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Cane, to Charlie Chaplin |  |  | 
          
            | Stage furnishing |  |  | 
          
            | Item held by an actor |  |  | 
          
            | Crutch |  |  | 
          
            | Object on stage |  |  | 
          
            | Desdemona's handkerchief, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Skull in "Hamlet," e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Cigar, perhaps, on stage |  |  | 
          
            | Telephone on a stage, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Gun, on stage |  |  | 
          
            | Stage device |  |  | 
          
            | Source of support |  |  | 
          
            | Actor's pipe, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Plane mover, briefly |  |  | 
          
            | Play thing |  |  | 
          
            | Cigar, to Groucho |  |  | 
          
            | Plane mover, briefly |  |  | 
          
            | Chaplin's cane, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Buttress |  |  | 
          
            | Theatrical object |  |  | 
          
            | Bolster |  |  | 
          
            | Yorick's skull, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Keep from falling, with "up" |  |  | 
          
            | Chaplin's cane, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Buttress |  |  | 
          
            | Buttress |  |  | 
          
            | Knife or gun, in a play |  |  | 
          
            | Keep from falling, with "up" |  |  | 
          
            | Fake sword, sometimes |  |  | 
          
            | B-29 spinner, briefly |  |  | 
          
            | Strengthen, with "up" |  |  | 
          
            | Object on stage |  |  | 
          
            | Play thing |  |  | 
          
            | Support, with 'up' |  |  | 
          
            | Rabbit, to David Copperfield |  |  | 
          
            | Support, with "up" |  |  | 
          
            | Tent pole, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Telephone on stage, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Stage phone, for example |  |  | 
          
            | Buttress |  |  | 
          
            | Gun on stage, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Play thing |  |  | 
          
            | Buttress, with "up" |  |  | 
          
            | Yorick's skull, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Airplane part, for short |  |  | 
          
            | Set item |  |  | 
          
            | Play thing |  |  | 
          
            | Rope, to Will Rogers |  |  | 
          
            | What a tent pole should do |  |  | 
          
            | Support on stage? |  |  | 
          
            | Buttress, with "up" |  |  | 
          
            | Drama need |  |  | 
          
            | Support |  |  | 
          
            | Rabbit, to a magician |  |  | 
          
            | Yorick's skull, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Drama class item |  |  | 
          
            | Hold up |  |  | 
          
            | Support, with "up" |  |  | 
          
            | Hold up |  |  | 
          
            | Desdemona's handkerchief, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Shore up |  |  | 
          
            | Set piece |  |  | 
          
            | Brace |  |  | 
          
            | Stage piece |  |  | 
          
            | Stage manager's concern |  |  | 
          
            | Play thing |  |  | 
          
            | Yorick's skull, for example |  |  | 
          
            | Stage-set item |  |  | 
          
            | Shore up |  |  | 
          
            | Brace |  |  | 
          
            | Skull in "Hamlet," e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Stage item |  |  | 
          
            | Stage support |  |  | 
          
            | Two-pound weight marked "One Ton," e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Support (with "up") |  |  | 
          
            | Stage device |  |  | 
          
            | Cane, to Charlie Chaplin |  |  | 
          
            | Stage chair, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Charlie Chaplin's cane, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Set piece |  |  | 
          
            | Sopwith Camel spinner |  |  | 
          
            | Item on a stage |  |  | 
          
            | Actor's accessory |  |  | 
          
            | Play thing? |  |  | 
          
            | Set piece |  |  | 
          
            | Cessna spinner |  |  | 
          
            | Support, with "up" |  |  | 
          
            | Stage manager's concern |  |  | 
          
            | Item in an actor's hand |  |  | 
          
            | Stage device |  |  | 
          
            | Theater equipment |  |  | 
          
            | Brace |  |  | 
          
            | Actor.s magazine |  |  | 
          
            | Support |  |  | 
          
            | Brace |  |  | 
          
            | Cessna spinner |  |  | 
          
            | Item on the stage |  |  | 
          
            | Support |  |  | 
          
            | Stage item |  |  | 
          
            | Stage piece |  |  | 
          
            | Stage object |  |  | 
          
            | Bracket, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Two-pound dumbbell marked "50 lbs." e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | ___ up: support |  |  | 
          
            | Rope, to Will Rogers |  |  | 
          
            | Stage device |  |  | 
          
            | Stage accessory |  |  | 
          
            | Part of a plane |  |  | 
          
            | Tent pole, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Walking stick, perhaps |  |  | 
          
            | Actor's implement |  |  | 
          
            | Yorick's skull, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Stage unit |  |  | 
          
            | Stage telephone, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Shore (up) |  |  | 
          
            | Hold (up) |  |  | 
          
            | Support |  |  | 
          
            | Stage fixture |  |  | 
          
            | Stagehand's concern |  |  | 
          
            | Plaything |  |  | 
          
            | Stage bit |  |  | 
          
            | Cigar, to George Burns |  |  | 
          
            | Rigid support |  |  | 
          
            | Stage aid |  |  | 
          
            | Buttress |  |  | 
          
            | Desdemona's handkerchief, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Sprag |  |  | 
          
            | Shore up |  |  | 
          
            | Stogie, to George Burns |  |  | 
          
            | Telephone onstage, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Piece of stage setting |  |  | 
          
            | Stage convenience |  |  | 
          
            | Sustain |  |  | 
          
            | Shore |  |  | 
          
            | Stay |  |  | 
          
            | Fulcrum |  |  | 
          
            | Bolster |  |  | 
          
            | Stage piece |  |  | 
          
            | Strengthener |  |  | 
          
            | Reinforce |  |  | 
          
            | Strengthen |  |  | 
          
            | Telephone onstage |  |  | 
          
            | Brace; bolster |  |  | 
          
            | Part of a set |  |  | 
          
            | Grip's concern |  |  | 
          
            | Stage phone |  |  | 
          
            | Tangible stage item |  |  | 
          
            | Added support |  |  | 
          
            | Stage phone, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Yorick's skull, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Actor's help |  |  | 
          
            | Onstage phone, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Support. |  |  | 
          
            | Underpinning. |  |  | 
          
            | Stage requisite. |  |  | 
          
            | Stage piece. |  |  | 
          
            | Stay. |  |  | 
          
            | Stagehand's concern. |  |  | 
          
            | Any object used on stage. |  |  | 
          
            | Stage lamp or love letter. |  |  | 
          
            | What a jet plane lacks. |  |  | 
          
            | Stage accessory. |  |  | 
          
            | Part of the mise en scène. |  |  | 
          
            | Either Didi or Gogo's hat in "Waiting for Godot," e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | See 46-Across |  |  | 
          
            | Skull for Hamlet, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Thing on stage |  |  | 
          
            | ___ comic |  |  | 
          
            | Airplane part. |  |  | 
          
            | Buttress. |  |  | 
          
            | What the swan in Lohengrin is. |  |  | 
          
            | Important part of an airplane. |  |  | 
          
            | Play accouterment. |  |  | 
          
            | Stage accouterment. |  |  | 
          
            | Mainstay. |  |  | 
          
            | Sustain. |  |  | 
          
            | Stage adjunct. |  |  | 
          
            | Character piece? |  |  | 
          
            | Hold up. |  |  | 
          
            | Stage item. |  |  | 
          
            | Object used in theatrical performance. |  |  | 
          
            | Clothesline support. |  |  | 
          
            | Bolster. |  |  | 
          
            | Part of a stage setting. |  |  | 
          
            | Movable article on stage. |  |  |