Stick used for breaking

The answer to “Stick used for breaking” in the New York Times crossword is CUE — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on April 26, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 111-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Stick used for breaking” answer

CUE (3 letters)

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Why the answer is CUE

CUE is the 3-letter solution that fits "Stick used for breaking" in the NYT Crossword crossword on April 26, 2026 (111-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does CUE mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of CUE is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Stick used for breaking” appeared?

New York Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

April 26, 2026 (most recent) → CUE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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