Clues for the word "PROP"
We've had 218 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 492 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New Zealand Herald crossword on June 16, 2026.
Definition of prop
- n. - A shell, used as a die. See Props.
- v. t. - To support, or prevent from falling, by placing something under or against; as, to prop up a fence or an old building; (Fig.) to sustain; to maintain; as, to prop a declining state.
- v. - That which sustains an incumbent weight; that on which anything rests or leans for support; a support; a stay; as, a prop for a building.
Referring Clues
- Shore (up)
- Stage telephone, e.g.
- Yorick's skull, for one
- ___ up (prevent from falling)
- Stage accessory
- Support, with "up"
- Stage device
- Stage piece
- Stage item
- Item in an actor's hand
- Play thing
- Cessna spinner
- Charlie Chaplin's cane, e.g.
- Skull in "Hamlet," e.g.
- Brace
- Set item
- Telephone on a stage, e.g.
- Set piece
- Actor's accessory
- Cane, to Charlie Chaplin
- Hold up
- Gun, on stage
- Cigar, to Groucho
- Plane part, for short
- Thing onstage
- Drama class item
- Set forth
- Airplane part, for short
- Ringing phone on stage, e.g.
- Yorick's skull, e.g.
- Strengthen, with "up"
- Bolster
- Item held by an actor
- Hold (up)
- Actor's aid
- Plane mover, briefly
- Keep from falling, with "up"
- Buttress
- Gun on stage, e.g.
- Telephone on stage, for one
- Chaplin's cane, e.g.
- Source of support
- Support, with "up"
- Actor's pipe, e.g.
- Stage furnishing
- Skull in "Hamlet," e.g.
- Theatrical object
- Knife or gun, in a play
- Tent pole, e.g.
- Play thing?
- Object for 9-Across
- Object on stage
- Desdemona's handkerchief, e.g.
- Fake sword, sometimes
- B-29 spinner, briefly
- Rabbit, to David Copperfield
- Support (with "up")
- Groucho's cigar, e.g.
- Telephone on stage, e.g.
- Support
- Phone on stage, e.g.
- Stage phone, e.g.
- Movable stage item
- Phone in an actor's hand, e.g.
- Stagehand's tote
- Two-pound weight marked "One Ton," e.g.
- Watermelon, for Gallagher
- Something on stage
- Top hat, cane or monocle
- Plane part
- 007 gadget, e.g.
- Item on stage
- Item used onstage
- Support, with 'up'
- Stagehand's responsibility
- Captain Jack Sparrow's sword, e.g.
- Sound-stage accessory
- Actor's implement
- Holdup?
- Indiana Jones's whip, e.g.
- Jet or man
- Holdup device?
- Stagehand's concern
- Weight marked "One Ton," e.g.
- Yorick's skull, for example
- Comedian's visual
- Item on a Broadway stage
- Actor's cane, e.g.
- Word before comic or plane
- Stage aid
- Cauldron or sword in "Macbeth," say
- Kind of jet
- Word before "comic" or "plane"
- Phone in a play, e.g.
- "West Side Story" knife, e.g.
- Piece purchased by a movie memorabiliast
- Stage support
- Actor's handful
- California ballot measure, informally
- Means of support
- Dagger in "Macbeth," e.g.
- What a tent pole should do
- What holds up well?
- Theater stage item
- What an actor handles
- Movie set gadget
- Stage couch, say
- Rigid support
- Stage-play accessory
- What an actor holds
- Object held on stage
- Kind of plane
- Pocket watch, to a hypnotist
- Part of a stage set
- Coin for David Copperfield, say
- Gun full of blanks, maybe
- Cessna spinner, for short
- Yorick's skull in "Hamlet," e.g.
- Staged thing?
- Theatrical accessory
- It may be passed on stage
- Yorick's skull or Hamlet's sword
- Stage equipment
- Stage dressing
- Chaplin's cane, for example
- Razor, for 36-Across
- Theater accessory
- Stagehand's item
- Stage object
- Item on a stage for actor's to use
- Something an actor may use on stage
- An actor may hold one
- Item on the stage
- An actor may handle one
- Item on a stage
- What an actor handles on stage
- Support for piano?
- Item for an actor
- Item for an actor on stage
- Actor's tool
- Thing an actor handles
- Rugby player
- Airplane blade
- Rugby forward
- Support (a rugby player?)
- Stay in favour of suspect in the middle
- Rugby supporter?
- See 14
- Go quickly round the other end for support
- Support for the party leader
- Portable film set item
- Support for coppers
- Support - rugby player
- Support - item on stage
- Small plane's spinner, for short
- See 5
- Support offered 14's neighbour
- Moveable object used on stage
- Player essential in pack for power
- Support for revolutionary part of craft
- Post for party leader
- Top hat, to a magician
- Supporting pole or stage-play item
- Inside pages: return of alternative column
- The Maltese Falcon in "The Maltese Falcon," e.g.
- "Hairspray" spray, e.g.
- Stagecraft aid
- It's useful in the theatre (in the pit?)
- Wand in "Wicked," e.g.
- Ballot abbr.
- Item for an actor to handle
- Play thing?
- Rugby player runs into old man
- Support for piano?
- *Necessity for a stage actor, often
- Biplane spinner, for short
- Stage telephone, say
- Stage tool
- Groucho Marx's cigar, e.g.
- Item on a set
- Thing handled on a stage
- Small plane part, for short
- Item in a play
- It's useful on stage, being supportive
- Play accessory
- Telephone, to an actor
- Buttress, with "up"
- Item on a movie set
- Thing on a stage
- One of the underpinnings of the stage?
- An actor handles it
- Skull, for Hamlet when he says "Alas, poor Yorick!"
- Item for a play
- Magician's wand, for one
- Support, shore up
- Bit of set dressing
- Something used in a supporting role?
- Support for the small business owner
- Phone used in a play, say
- Accessory for some comics
- Magician's hat, for example
- It holds up some proposal
- The handkerchief in "Othello," e.g.
- Rugby supporter?
- Thing for an actor to hold
- A banana used as a phone, for example
- Item onstage
- Blue diamond in "Titanic," e.g.
- Macbeth's dagger or Desdemona's handkerchief, e.g.
- Actor's item
- Object an actor might steal from a set
- The Burn Book in "Mean Girls," for one
- Stagehand concern
- Mary Poppins' umbrella, e.g.
- Elphaba's broom in "Wicked," for one
- Item used on stage
- In favour of quiet support
- Item on a stage manager's checklist
Last Seen In
- New Zealand Herald - June 16, 2026
- Mirror Daily - May 22, 2026
- New York Times - May 03, 2026
- Daily Quick - April 27, 2026
- LA Times - April 27, 2026
- LA Times - April 06, 2026
- Mirror Daily - March 11, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - March 11, 2026
- LA Times - March 10, 2026
- Daily American - February 04, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - February 03, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - January 20, 2026
- Evening Standard Cryptic - December 24, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - December 17, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - December 07, 2025
- Mirror Daily - November 13, 2025
- Mirror Daily - October 03, 2025
- Daily American - September 17, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - September 15, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - August 19, 2025
- Your Life Choices - August 13, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - August 10, 2025
- Daily American - July 24, 2025
- Daily American - June 19, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - June 04, 2025
- Daily American - May 28, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - May 20, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - May 02, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - April 30, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - April 29, 2025
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