| Given a signal | 14 |
| Given a line | 12 |
| Gave, as the go-ahead | 21 |
| Gave the signal | 15 |
| Gave the finger to? | 19 |
| Gave the finger to an actor? | 28 |
| Gave prompts | 12 |
| Gave a signal to | 16 |
| Gave a signal | 13 |
| Gave a nod to, perhaps | 22 |
| Gave a hint to | 14 |
| Fed lines to, as an actor | 25 |
| Fed lines to | 12 |
| Emulated a stage manager | 24 |
| Brought up to speed | 19 |
| Added music to, as in a play | 28 |
| Stage coach | 11 |
| Stage assistant | 15 |
| Line feeder | 11 |
| One holding the cards, on a set | 31 |
| Line provider | 13 |
| TelePrompTer, e.g. | 18 |
| Stage aide | 10 |
| Square dance caller | 19 |
| Signal giver | 12 |
| Signal caller | 13 |
| Round dance official | 20 |
| Round dance leader | 18 |
| Prompt giver | 12 |
| Person with a mike at a round dance | 35 |
| Person holding the cards? | 25 |
| One in a prompt box | 19 |
| One holding a card, perhaps | 27 |
| One calling the moves for a round dance | 39 |
| Off-camera card-holder | 22 |
| Move caller for a round dance | 29 |
| Aide in the wings | 17 |
| Actor prompter | 14 |
| Prompts | 7 |
| Suggestions | 11 |
| Reminders | 9 |
| Pool sticks | 11 |
| Intimations | 11 |
| Braids | 6 |
| Stimuli | 7 |
| Stage directions | 16 |
| Stage signals | 13 |
| Stage prompts | 13 |
| Snooker sticks | 14 |
| Snooker items | 13 |
| You may scratch with them | 25 |
| Sticks on the table | 19 |
| Signals to actors | 17 |
| Billiards sticks | 16 |
| Billiard sticks | 15 |
| Actors' concerns | 20 |
| Acting signals | 14 |
| "The Hustler" props | 29 |
| Verbal or nonverbal nudges | 26 |
| Providers of tips for improving one's English? | 50 |
| Props in "The Hustler" | 32 |
| Pool needs | 10 |
| Pool hall set | 13 |
| Items at some tables | 20 |
| Actor's prompts | 19 |
| Actor's indicators | 22 |
| Wink, nudge, etc. | 17 |
| What directors give | 19 |
| Tools that help you with your banking | 37 |
| They're waited for at a theater | 35 |
| They may come from the wings | 28 |
| They may be missed | 18 |
| They may be given from behind a curtain | 39 |
| Table sticks | 12 |
| Striking things about rec rooms | 31 |
| Sticks with leather tips | 24 |
| Sticks that break? | 18 |
| Sticks on a table | 17 |
| Sticks in the rec room | 22 |
| Sticks in the billiard room | 27 |
| Sticks in a bar? | 16 |
| Sticks for pool hustlers | 24 |
| Sticks for breaking | 19 |
| Sticks by the pool table | 24 |
| Sticks around the pool hall | 27 |
| Sticks around a game parlor | 27 |
| Stars may wait for them at the theater | 38 |
| Stage help | 10 |
| Stage directions? | 17 |
| Stage assists | 13 |
| Some sharks' sticks | 23 |
| Signals, to Sigourney | 21 |
| Sidestage nods | 14 |
| Shuffleboard sticks | 19 |
| Rods for "Fats" | 25 |
| Poolroom supplies | 17 |
| Poolroom array | 14 |
| Pool tools | 10 |
| Pool shark's preoccupation | 30 |
| Pool hall selections | 20 |