In first place Crossword Clue

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AHEAD

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

FIRST (noun)
1. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)
2. the time at which something is supposed to begin
FIRST (adjective)
1. indicating the beginning unit in a series
2. serving to set in motion
FIRST (adverb)
1. prominently forward
2. before anything else
PLACE (noun)
1. a job in an organization
2. a point located with respect to surface features of some region
PLACE (verb)
1. assign a location to
2. assign a rank or rating to

Hint 2: Other Answers Used in the Past

AHEAD
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More NYT Midi Crossword (10/20/2026) Answers

Across

1. Aftermath of a scrape

5. Body part targeted by bench presses

10. Punxsutawney ___

11. Party with a piñata, perhaps

12. Worker associated with a red truck

14. Word before a maiden name, from the French

15. Discord or Dropbox

16. "Nonsense!"

21. Up to the task

22. Puppy's bark

23. With 25-Across, shelters from the sun ... or what some squares in 12- and 16-Across do?

25. See 23-Across

29. Marge Simpson's pet name for her husband

30. Polynesian island nation

31. Sort in order of preference

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Down

1. Initials on a beach bottle

2. Tai ___ (martial art)

3. Breathe it in!

4. Didn't stand out from the crowd

5. What becomes a butt after it's bummed, informally

6. "That's kinda funny"

7. "Cómo ___?"

8. N.B.A. star Curry

9. Waterproof cover

11. Impassioned

13. Extra charge

16. Thwack, as a piñata

17. Absolutely despise

18. Llong-necked animall lliving near Llima?

19. "Same here"

20. Garment for a chef

24. Interjection that aptly rhymes with "shriek"

26. Doc who might treat a sinus infection

27. Sense of self

28. Sticky liquid

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