Clues for the word "LEADER"
We've had 89 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 196 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on February 24, 2026.
Definition of leader
- n. - One who, or that which, leads or conducts; a guide; a conductor.
- n. - One who goes first.
- n. - One having authority to direct; a chief; a commander.
- n. - A performer who leads a band or choir in music; also, in an orchestra, the principal violinist; the one who plays at the head of the first violins.
- n. - A block of hard wood pierced with suitable holes for leading ropes in their proper places.
- n. - The principal wheel in any kind of machinery.
- n. - A horse placed in advance of others; one of the forward pair of horses.
- n. - A pipe for conducting rain water from a roof to a cistern or to the ground; a conductor.
- n. - A net for leading fish into a pound, weir, etc. ; also, a line of gut, to which the snell of a fly hook is attached.
- n. - A branch or small vein, not important in itself, but indicating the proximity of a better one.
- n. - The first, or the principal, editorial article in a newspaper; a leading or main editorial article.
- n. - A type having a dot or short row of dots upon its face.
- n. - a row of dots, periods, or hyphens, used in tables of contents, etc., to lead the eye across a space to the right word or number.
Referring Clues
- Beginning of a tape
- Pacesetter
- Column one story
- Chief
- Man with a baton
- Majority ___ (Senate bigwig)
- Band boss
- One atop a golf scoreboard
- One who rules
- Take-charge sort
- Front-runner
- Pack need
- Boss
- One at the top of the board
- Going first
- Guide
- Commander
- Maestro
- Director
- One in charge
- One in charge
- Maestro, e.g.
- Head
- Miramichi ______
- Ring ___
- Pack man?
- Boss, essentially
- Headman
- Beginning of an old cassette tape
- Follow the ___
- President, e.g.
- Saskatchewan's Great Sandhills locale
- Guiding person
- Orchestra conductor, e.g.
- Front runner
- One in front
- Alpha dog
- One atop the standings
- One who faces the music
- Editorial chief
- Ruler (6)
- Principal first violinist
- Audibly, songs producing big noise ...
- First on field, left back
- Sinewy person in front
- Article on songs heard
- First person to use lead as an additive ingredient of derv
- Article that's not a follow-up?
- First hint that summer's ended?
- Does he go ahead with hesitation?
- Head piece
- Ruler
- An article, or three in different languages
- A head
- See 7
- Chief stole a derelict part
- Editorial boss
- Frontrunner
- You might follow one
- Guide written by newspaper editor
- Number one guide
- Look to bring in publicity for article
- Newspaper editorial
- See 21
- Sinewy commander?
- Shifty dealer always ahead
- Summit figure
- As chief, he doesn't succeed
- President's view of newspaper?
- Extremely literate and eager editorial
- Blank section at the start of a cassette
- Sinewy captain?
- Golf tourney front runner
- An inspiring figure to guide the monarch
- Person in charge
- Article obtainable from a dealer
- Brit's editorial
- Honcho
- Head of the pack
- Word finishing ring or band
- Summit attendee
- Article written in advance
- Person showing the way
- He's well ahead in anatomy
- First hint that summer's ended?
- Does he go ahead with hesitation?
- Follow the ___ (kids' game)
- Sinewy head?
- "Take me to your ___" (alien demand)
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Cryptic - February 24, 2026
- Daily American - February 14, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - January 28, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - January 27, 2026
- Mirror Daily - January 13, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - December 24, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - November 03, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - September 05, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - August 08, 2025
- Mirror Daily - July 26, 2025
- Mirror Daily - July 13, 2025
- Mirror Daily - June 23, 2025
- Daily American - June 23, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - June 16, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - April 19, 2025
- Mirror Daily - April 09, 2025
- Mirror Daily - March 19, 2025
- Mirror Daily - March 16, 2025
- Mirror Mini - March 10, 2025
- New York Times - February 09, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - February 03, 2025
- Mirror Daily - January 26, 2025
- Mirror Daily - October 27, 2024
- Mirror Daily - August 30, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - August 06, 2024
- New York Times - July 22, 2024
- LA Times - July 14, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 04, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - June 27, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - June 06, 2024
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