Clues, to a detective
The crossword clue "Clues, to a detective" is answered by LEADS, a 5-letter entry. Used 7 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2004. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
LEADS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LEADS answer page.
Used 7 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2004. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for LEADS
Every other clue in this collection answered by LEADS, most used first.
- Starring roles - used 21 times, most recently in 2025
- Is ahead - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
- Shows the way - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- Goes first - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Main roles - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Top roles - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
- Detectives follow them - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Takes charge - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
- Sales prospects - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Clues - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
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