Leading
The crossword clue "Leading" is answered by AHEAD, a 5-letter entry. Used 108 times across 48 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 21 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
AHEAD
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the AHEAD answer page.
Used 108 times across 48 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 21 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- FIRST (14 uses in xd)
- INFRONT (11 uses in xd)
Other clues for AHEAD
Every other clue in this collection answered by AHEAD, most used first.
- In the lead - used 166 times, most recently in 2026
- Winning - used 94 times, most recently in 2026
- In the future - used 66 times, most recently in 2026
- In front - used 62 times, most recently in 2026
- Out in front - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
- Leading the pack - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
- Coming up - used 28 times, most recently in 2025
- "Full steam ___!" - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Leading - ONTOP, used 66 times
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