Went first
The crossword clue "Went first" is answered by LED, a 3-letter entry. Used 125 times across 37 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 21 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 125 times across 37 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 21 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- LEDOFF (7 uses in xd)
- OPENED (3 uses in xd)
- PRECEDED (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for LED
Every other clue in this pilot answered by LED, most used first.
- Conducted - used 139 times, most recently in 2026
- Was ahead - used 137 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.
- First lady - EVE, used 190 times
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