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The answer LEAD has 682 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.

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Definitions of lead in various dictionaries:

noun - an advantage held by a competitor in a race

noun - a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element

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Possible Jeopardy Clues
Antimony gives strength & hardness to this metal, so you don't have those mushy bullets
It can be the top story that a newscast starts off with, or Rob's first line in his print story on it
Samples from a Swiss bog show the highest levels of this element in the past 14,000 years were from 1975 to 1982
Soft, malleable metal Superman can't see through
A metallic element, or to guide the way
The alloy pewter once contained this metal that caused tarnishing & food toxicity
When this heavy metal loses an "a", it becomes a word meaning "guided"
An old proverb says that something can be as dull as this bluish-gray element, symbol Pb
This element, once widely used in plumbing is known in Latin as plumbum, hence its symbol Pb
This metal used in storage batteries is refined mainly from a gray metallic ore called galena
Possible Dictionary Clues
cause something to pass or lead somewhere
lead, as in the performance of a composition
result in
preside over
stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
tend to or result in
be ahead of others be the first
be conducive to
an actor who plays a principal role
the introductory section of a story
Geographic Matches
Lead, SOUTH DAKOTA, UNITED STATES
Lead description
Lead is a chemical element with symbol Pb (from the Latin plumbum) and atomic number 82. It is a heavy metal that is denser than most common materials. Lead is soft and malleable, and has a relatively low melting point. When freshly cut, lead is silvery with a hint of blue; it tarnishes to a dull gray color when exposed to air. Lead has the highest atomic number of any stable element and three of its isotopes each conclude a major decay chain of heavier elements.
* Lead is a relatively unreactive post-transition metal. Its weak metallic character is illustrated by its amphoteric nature; lead and lead oxides react with acids and bases, and it tends to form covalent bonds. Compounds of lead are usually found in the +2 oxidation state rather than the +4 state common with lighter members of the carbon group. Exceptions are mostly limited to organolead compounds. Like the lighter members of the group, lead tends to bond with itself; it can form chains, rings and polyhedral structures.
* Lead is
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