Lead
The crossword clue "Lead" is answered by HEAD, a 4-letter entry. Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2015; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
HEAD
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the HEAD answer page.
Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2015; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 4 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.
- SPEARHEAD (4 uses in xd)
Other clues for HEAD
Every other clue in this collection answered by HEAD, most used first.
- Noggin - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
- Leader - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
- Lettuce unit - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
- Chief - used 26 times, most recently in 2024
- Be in charge of - used 15 times, most recently in 2023
- Lettuce purchase - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
- Beer foam - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Beer topper - used 11 times, most recently in 2021
- Cabbage unit - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Top dog - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
- Nail part - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
- Lettuce buy - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Take charge of - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Bowler's place - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- One in charge - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
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.
- Have the lead - STAR, used 59 times
- Lead-in to boy or girl - ATTA, used 58 times
- Play the lead - STAR, used 55 times
- Holiday lead-ins - EVES, used 48 times
- Take the lead - STAR, used 46 times
- Mater lead-in - ALMA, used 45 times
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