Heavy metal
The crossword clue "Heavy metal" is answered by LEAD, a 4-letter entry. Used 60 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1982. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
LEAD
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LEAD answer page.
Used 60 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1982. It appears in 16 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.
- URANIUM (7 uses in xd)
- OSMIUM (4 uses in xd)
Other clues for LEAD
Every other clue in this collection answered by LEAD, most used first.
- Starring role - used 103 times, most recently in 2026
- Show the way - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
- Pencil filler - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
- Main role - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- Conduct - used 23 times, most recently in 2004
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.
- Heavy reading? - TOME, used 104 times
- Heavy burden - ONUS, used 102 times
- Metal sources - ORES, used 70 times
- Heavy book - TOME, used 69 times
- Heavy hammer - MAUL, used 65 times
- Heavy weights - TONS, used 65 times
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