Ran the show
The crossword clue "Ran the show" is answered by EMCEED, a 6-letter entry. Used 14 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1977. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
EMCEED
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EMCEED answer page.
Used 14 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1977. It appears in 10 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.
- DIRECTED (1 uses in xd)
- GOVERNED (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for EMCEED
Every other clue in this collection answered by EMCEED, most used first.
- Hosted - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
- Acted as toastmaster - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
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 thick of - AMIDST, used 91 times
- Show up - ARRIVE, used 83 times
- Show up - APPEAR, used 79 times
- Takes the wheel - STEERS, used 75 times
- On the beach - ASHORE, used 74 times
- On the go - ACTIVE, used 73 times
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