Answer: POPS
POPS is a crossword puzzle answer that we have spotted 80 times.
Referring Clues:
- Springs (for), slangily
 - Boston ___ Orchestra
 - Daddy-o
 - Suddenly asks
 - Bubble wrap sounds
 - Certain orchestra
 - Old man
 - Boston ___
 - Bursts open
 - Boston orchestra
 - Explodes
 - Takes after the weasel
 - Orchestra that plays light classical music
 - Flies out to Barry Bonds, with "up"
 - Light classical orchestra
 - Bursts, as a balloon
 - Infield flies
 - Ice cream sticks
 - Takes excessively, as pills
 - Orchestra for the masses
 - Bursts
 - Ice cream on a stick
 - Confections on sticks
 - Balloon-bursting sounds
 - Puts suddenly, as a question
 - Daddies' soft drinks?
 - Sodas
 - Soft drinks or daddies
 - Boston music makers
 - Little explosions
 - Has fun with bubble wrap
 - The old man
 - Opens, as a hood
 - Small explosions
 - Band in Boston
 - Dad
 - Colas
 - Dads
 - Boston symphony
 - Band in Boston?
 - Dad, in slang
 - Boston ___ (orchestra)
 - Oldster's nickname
 - Deflates
 - Provider of some light fare
 - Noises made by firecrackers
 - Pays (for)
 - Pays for
 - One of the folks
 - Mountain Dew and Seven Up
 - Loud reports
 - Opens, as a car trunk
 - Weasel words?
 - Forms of ice cream
 - Daddies
 - Boston Orchestra
 - "Dad" relative
 - Some frozen treats
 - De-bubbles bubble wrap
 - Some frozen desserts
 - Removes, as a cork
 - Toy gun sounds
 - Bubble bursts
 - Orchestra name reflecting its music
 - Opens, as a car hood
 - Light orchestral music
 - Ice cream on sticks
 - Really stands out
 - Balloon demise sounds
 - Nickname for Dad
 - Father's nickname
 - Champagne-opening sounds [#UniversalXwordPride]
 - Stands out
 - Bursts like a balloon
 - Jumps out
 - Bursts, as a bubble
 - Doesn't blend in
 - Goes like a weasel?
 - Unwelcome sounds for a balloon artist
 - Is visually striking
 
Last Seen In:
- New York Times - October 05, 2025
 - LA Times - September 22, 2025
 - New York Times - April 20, 2025
 - New York Times - June 11, 2024
 - New York Times - June 19, 2023
 - USA Today - May 01, 2023
 - New York Times - April 03, 2023
 - New York Times - January 28, 2023
 - USA Today - September 26, 2022
 - USA Today - August 03, 2022
 - LA Times - July 30, 2022
 - USA Today - July 19, 2022
 - New York Times - September 08, 2021
 - Universal - June 09, 2021
 - USA Today - April 12, 2021
 - Universal - March 13, 2021
 - USA Today - January 01, 2021
 - LA Times - December 09, 2020
 - LA Times - October 29, 2020
 - LA Times - September 13, 2020
 
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