Head up
The crossword clue "Head up" is answered by LEAD, a 4-letter entry. Used 7 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2007. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
LEAD
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LEAD answer page.
Used 7 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2007. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
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Other clues for LEAD
Every other clue in this collection answered by LEAD, most used first.
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- Main role - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- Conduct - used 23 times, most recently in 2004
- Go first - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
- Pb - used 18 times, most recently in 2019
- Plumbum - used 17 times, most recently in 2014
- Direct - used 15 times, most recently in 2022
- Pencil part - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
- Detective's need - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
- Take charge - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
- Sinker material - used 13 times, most recently in 2016
- Spearhead - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- Take charge on the dance floor - used 12 times, most recently in 2021
- Be in first place - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
- Element whose symbol is Pb - used 11 times, most recently in 2023
- Guide - used 11 times, most recently in 2003
- Coveted role - used 10 times, most recently in 2017
- Go ahead - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Act as a guide - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Be in charge - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Metal that stops Superman's X-ray vision - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Set the pace - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
- Its symbol is Pb - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Blaze a trail - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
- Element with the symbol Pb - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Graphite. - used 7 times, most recently in 1991
- Solder component - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
- Star part - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
- X-ray blocker - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
- X-ray vision blocker - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
- Assume command - used 6 times, most recently in 2011
- Balloon variety - used 6 times, most recently in 2006
- Big part - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
- "Get the ___ out!" - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
- Headliner - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Hold first place - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Pb, on the periodic table - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Play the first card - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Principal role - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
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.
- Head, to Henri - TETE, used 91 times
- Head of France - TETE, used 86 times
- Head: Fr. - TETE, used 82 times
- Diamond Head locale - OAHU, used 81 times
- Head light? - HALO, used 78 times
- Head honcho - BOSS, used 68 times
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