| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| COPY | Draft of a news story. |
| POLICEHADTOBREAKUP | Start of a news story |
| DATELINE | Beginning of a news story. |
| SOB | News story of a kind. |
| LEAD | Part of a news story |
| LEDE | First sentence of a news story |
| leadless | introductory section of a news story |
| WERELIVE | Start of a breaking news story |
| POLL | Topic of a pre-election news story |
| byline | line at the beginning of a news story, magazine article, or book giving the writer's name |
| spoilers | A news story published to divert attention from and reduce the impact of a similar item published elsewhere |
