Leader
The crossword clue "Leader" is answered by HEAD, a 4-letter entry. Used 28 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1961. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
HEAD
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the HEAD answer page.
Used 28 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1961. It appears in 15 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.
- FRONTRUNNER (4 uses in xd)
- HEADMAN (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
- Lettuce unit - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
- Chief - used 26 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.
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- Muslim leader - IMAM, used 98 times
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- Qatari leader - EMIR, used 64 times
- Staff leader? - CLEF, used 62 times
- Muslim prayer leader - IMAM, used 49 times
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