At the head of the line
The crossword clue "At the head of the line" is answered by FIRST, a 5-letter entry. Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
FIRST
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the FIRST answer page.
Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 6 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.
- FIRSTUP (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for FIRST
Every other clue in this collection answered by FIRST, most used first.
- Historic event - used 21 times, most recently in 2025
- Gold medalist's place - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
- Leading - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
- Blue-ribbon position - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
- Primary - used 11 times, most recently in 2022
- "For starters ..." - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Initial - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- In the lead - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- "Who's on ___?" - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
- Original - used 6 times, most recently in 2011
- Who's position - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
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
- Cream of the crop - ELITE, used 175 times
- In the lead - AHEAD, used 166 times
- Of the kidneys - RENAL, used 166 times
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