Run the show
The crossword clue "Run the show" is answered by EMCEE, a 5-letter entry. Used 25 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
EMCEE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EMCEE answer page.
Used 25 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 12 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.
- STAGEMANAGE (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for EMCEE
Every other clue in this collection answered by EMCEE, most used first.
- Host - used 142 times, most recently in 2026
- Roast host - used 129 times, most recently in 2026
- Game show host - used 70 times, most recently in 2026
- Banquet host - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
- Show host - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
- Toastmaster - used 33 times, most recently in 2025
- Game leader - used 26 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.
- In the know - AWARE, used 356 times
- To the point - TERSE, used 194 times
- Take the wheel - STEER, used 188 times
- Run-down - SEEDY, used 178 times
- Cream of the crop - ELITE, used 175 times
- In the lead - AHEAD, used 166 times
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