Was ahead
The crossword clue "Was ahead" is answered by LED, a 3-letter entry. Used 137 times across 40 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1953. It appears in 24 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
LED
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LED answer page.
Used 137 times across 40 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1953. It appears in 24 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for LED
Every other clue in this pilot answered by LED, most used first.
- Conducted - used 139 times, most recently in 2026
- Went first - used 125 times, most recently in 2026
- Guided - used 118 times, most recently in 2026
- Spearheaded - used 85 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Pilot clues 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.
- "-- was saying ..." - ASI, used 395 times
- "How was ___ know?" - ITO, used 164 times
- Was introduced to - MET, used 86 times
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