Leading
Crossword Clue and Answers

Looking for answers to the "Leading" crossword clue? it's your lucky day, we have them! Today we have 31 crossword solutions for Leading.

We most recently saw this clue in Evening Standard Quick Crossword.

We deem Leading to be a VERY COMMON crossword clue as we've seen it more than 31 times in a variety of crossword publications.

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Publications

  • Evening Standard Quick Crossword - Tuesday, 12 Oct 2021
  • The Guardian Quick - Thursday, 19 Aug 2021
  • Evening Standard Quick Crossword - Wednesday, 23 Jun 2021
  • The Guardian Quick - Wednesday, 10 Feb 2021
  • Evening Standard Quick Crossword - Monday, 7 Dec 2020
  • The New York Times Crossword - Thursday, 16 Jul 2020
  • Irish Independent - Simple - Tuesday, 10 Mar 2020
  • The New York Times Crossword - Monday, 8 Apr 2019
  • The New York Times Crossword - Friday, 22 Feb 2019
  • The New York Times Crossword - Saturday, 22 Dec 2018
  • The Guardian Quick - Friday, 16 Nov 2018
  • The New York Times Crossword - Friday, 13 Jul 2018

Crossword Answers

3 letters

TOP
A canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance; "he was afraid of a fire in the circus tent"; "they had the big top up in less than an hour"

4 letters

STAR
The topology of a network whose components are connected to a hub

LEAD
A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey; "the children were playing with lead soldiers"

MAIN
A principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage

BEST
The supreme effort one can make; "they did their best"

EDGE
A sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object; "he rounded the edges of the box"

5 letters

PRIMA
Used primarily as eating apples

FIRST
Ranking above all others; "was first in her class"; "the foremost figure among marine artists"; "the top graduate"

ONTOP

AHEAD
Having the leading position or higher score in a contest; "he is ahead by a pawn"; "the leading team in the pennant race"

ONTOP

CHIEF
A person who exercises control over workers; "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman"

7 letters

INFRONT
At or in the front; "I see the lights of a town ahead"; "the road ahead is foggy"; "staring straight ahead"; "we couldn't see over the heads of the people in front"; "with the cross of Jesus marching on before"

EMINENT Howard
Standing above others in quality or position; "people in high places"; "the high priest"; "eminent members of the community"

PREMIER
The person who holds the position of head of the government in the United Kingdom

INFIRST

STELLAR
Indicating the most important performer or role; "the leading man"; "prima ballerina"; "prima donna"; "a star figure skater"; "the starring role"; "a stellar role"; "a stellar performance"

AHEADOF

HEADING
A line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about; "the heading seemed to have little to do with the text"

ALIGNED
Brought into agreement or cooperation on the side of a faction, party, or cause

8 letters

FORMLESS Surinder Sobti
Having no definite form or distinct shape; "amorphous clouds of insects"; "an aggregate of formless particles"; "a shapeless mass of protoplasm"

INTHEVAN

STARRING
Indicating the most important performer or role; "the leading man"; "prima ballerina"; "prima donna"; "a star figure skater"; "the starring role"; "a stellar role"; "a stellar performance"

OUTFRONT
Leading or ahead in a competition; "the horse was three lengths ahead going into the home stretch"; "ahead by two pawns"; "our candidate is in the lead in the polls"; "way out front in the race"; "the advertising campaign put them out front in sales"

FOREMOST
Before anything else; "first we must consider the garter snake"

9 letters

INTHELEAD
Having the leading position or higher score in a contest; "he is ahead by a pawn"; "the leading team in the pennant race"

PRINCIPAL
An actor who plays a principal role

PROMINENT
Having a quality that thrusts itself into attention; "an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom"; "a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book"; "salient traits"; "a spectacular rise in prices"; "a striking thing about Picadilly Circus is the statue of Eros in the center"; "a striking resemblance between parent and child"

10 letters

PREEMINENT
Greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement; "our greatest statesmen"; "the country's leading poet"; "a preeminent archeologist"

OUTINFRONT

LEADERSHIP
The body of people who lead a group; "the national leadership adopted his plan"

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