Show the way — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the May 16 2025 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
LEAD
4 letters
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Heavy malleable metal
LEAD
4
Element with the symbol "Pb"
LEAD
4
Starring role in a movie
LEAD
4
Heavy metal whose symbol is Pb
LEAD
4
Pencil filling
LEAD
4
Starring role
LEAD
4
Starring role, in a movie
LEAD
4
Starring role
LEAD
4
Starring role in a movie
LEAD
4
Shiny-gray metal used in batteries, whose chemical symbol 'Pb' is derived from its Latin name 'Plumbum'
LEAD
4
Starring role, in a movie
LEAD
4
Starring role
LEAD
4
IRS's collection
TAX
3
Meow-er
CAT
3
"In ___ likelihood ..."
ALL
3
Spanish cry at a football stadium
OLE
3
Yale or Dartmouth, e.g., for short
UNI
3
Tennis serve that gets a do-over
LET
3
"One's Self I ___" (poem by Walt Whitman)
SING
4
Sheep's greeting
BAA
3
"Breaking ___" (series with Bryan Cranston)
BAD
3
Mystical glow
AURA
4
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