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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
noun - evidence pointing to a possible solution
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Possible Crossword Clues |
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Principal role |
Essential for an investigator |
Type of balloon |
Be in front |
Cause of painter's colic |
Base metal |
Main role |
Call the shots |
Distance from a base |
Aid for a detective |
Possible Jeopardy Clues |
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The EPA names deteriorating paint & contaminated dust & soil as leading sources of poison from this metal |
Galena is the chief ore for getting this element, atomic number 82, out |
A metallic element: plomo |
Gamma rays produced by nuclear fission are best blocked by a thick shield of this metal |
In the '90s the U.S. banned the once-common use of this metal in the foil over a bottle's neck |
A Cincinnati study found a link between teen delinquency & early exposure to this toxic metal |
If someone wants you to hurry, he tells you to "get" this metal out |
Possible Dictionary Clues |
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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 |
Lead description |
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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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