Main role
The crossword clue "Main role" is answered by LEAD, a 4-letter entry. Used 24 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 11 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 24 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for LEAD
Every other clue in this collection answered by LEAD, most used first.
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- Heavy metal - used 60 times, most recently in 2026
- Show the way - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
- Pencil filler - used 27 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.
- "Casablanca" role - ILSA, used 110 times
- Main point - GIST, used 78 times
- Welles role - KANE, used 78 times
- On the main - ASEA, used 72 times
- "Young Frankenstein" role - IGOR, used 70 times
- "Damn Yankees" role - LOLA, used 61 times
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