Takes charge
The crossword clue "Takes charge" is answered by LEADS, a 5-letter entry. Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2007. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
LEADS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LEADS answer page.
Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2007. It appears in 4 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.
- SEESTOIT (1 uses in xd)
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
- Clues, to a detective - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Sales prospects - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Clues - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
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.
- Takes a break - RESTS, used 135 times
- Takes a breather - RESTS, used 132 times
- Takes five - RESTS, used 121 times
- Takes ten - RESTS, used 58 times
- Charge - RUNAT, used 48 times
- Takes it easy - RESTS, used 45 times
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