Crossword clues - Answer
LEAD
LEAD is a 4-letter crossword answer with 6 clues in this collection. Across those clues it has 284 usages in the xd corpus, most recently in 2026. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
LEAD
LEAD
4Letters
6Clues in collection
284Combined xd usages
2026Most recent year
Combined usages add the xd usage counts of every clue below. Frequency figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Every clue for LEAD in this collection
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- Starring role - used 103 times across 32 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Heavy metal - used 60 times across 26 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Show the way - used 47 times across 30 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Pencil filler - used 27 times across 14 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Main role - used 24 times across 14 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Conduct - used 23 times across 19 distinct years, most recently in 2004
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- LAIR - 4 letters, 858 combined xd usages, 13 clues in this collection
- LONE - 4 letters, 848 combined xd usages, 11 clues in this collection
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