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2 | 29% | 6 | Church usher | |
3 | 29% | 5 | His works include 'The Fall of the House of Usher' | |
Live Wire Shot Chief Usher Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "LEAD" which means:
- noun
- • An advantage held by a competitor in a race
- • A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey
- • Mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil
- • Evidence pointing to a possible solution
- • A position of being the initiator of something and an example that others will follow (especially in the phrase `take the lead')
- • The angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile)
- • The introductory section of a story
- • (sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning
- • An actor who plays a principal role
- • (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base
- • An indication of potential opportunity
- • A news story of major importance
- • The timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine
- • Restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
- • Thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing
- • A jumper that consists of a short piece of wire
- • The playing of a card to start a trick in bridge verb
- • Take somebody somewhere
- • Produce as a result or residue
- • Tend to or result in
- • Travel in front of; go in advance of others
- • Cause to undertake a certain action
- • Stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
- • Be in charge of
- • Be ahead of others; be the first
- • Be conducive to
- • Lead, as in the performance of a composition
- • Lead, extend, or afford access
- • Move ahead (of others) in time or space
- • Cause something to pass or lead somewhere
- • Preside over adjective
- • Foremost.
- • Main, principal
An example sentence would be:
- • "He took the lead in organizing the event."
- • "The dog pulled at its lead, eager to go for a walk."
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The Guardian Cryptic06 Jun 2013 | Across 22 | |
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