Is ahead Crossword Clue

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Is ahead Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definition

AHEAD (adjective)
1. having the leading position or higher score in a contest
AHEAD (adverb)
1. leading or ahead in a competition
2. at or in the front

Hint 2: Anagram

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More USA Today Crossword (5/27/2026) Answers

Across

1. Sound of a tomato hitting its target

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15. Pro basketball venue

16. Spiny marine creature eaten on sushi rice

17. Intended

18. Flavor evaluation

19. Wife, in Spanish

21. Absolutely loathes

22. Thing you're responsible for doing

23. Channel with sitcom reruns and March Madness games

25. Safe place?

26. "I require entertainment"

28. Car parts that squeal

29. Opposite of “nope”

30. Black-and-white equipment for a Chinese strategy game

32. Twice-fried slices of plantain

33. Shar ___ (dog breed)

36. 1998 Lauryn Hill diss track

37. Film composer Zimmer

38. __ school

39. Be a good match

40. The Magna ___

41. Buddhist tower

44. Appetizer of fried squid rings

46. Dublin's country

48. Falls for some ragebait

49. Forming a queue

51. Lover of 6-Across

52. Actor's phrase similar to "That's a wrap!"

53. Intense, like loyalty

54. Temporarily took in a dog

55. Splurgy shopping trips

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Down

1. Like the fastest possible delivery

2. Take as a given

3. Jumped to one's feet

4. Irritates

5. Bits of body ink

6. Chicago time zone (Abbr.)

8. Opposite of difficulty

9. Performs better than

10. Gets ready

11. Players listed as participating, in sports

12. Papers submitted for degrees

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14. Trailing insects

20. Max

24. Title phrase for a greatest hits album, maybe

27. Alter ___ (other identities)

28. Online indicator such as /s for sarcasm

31. Gin and __

32. Series of tasks to check off

33. “Ain’t It Fun” band

34. Way in

35. Caption for an engagement photo

36. Iconic figures

37. Pet that runs on a wheel

38. Former Dolphins quarterback Dan

40. Stuff tabbies go wild for

41. Spiced rice dish

42. Boogie

43. Fury

45. Toronto Maple ___ (NHL team)

47. Sci-fi franchise with sandworms

50. ___ XING

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