| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| GUESSWHAT | Lead-in to some surprising news |
| IFEAR | Lead-in to bad news |
| ALAS | Lead-in to unfortunate news |
| ALAS | Lead-in to bad news |
| IFEAR | Lead-in to a bit of bad news |
| HERMAJESTY | Lead-in to some royal names |
| DEARREADER | Lead-in to some written advice |
| WETHEPEOPLE | Lead-in to some important articles? |
| chain | standing outboard on the channels or in some similar place to heave the lead to take soundings |
| on | ed as a function word to indicate the object with respect to some disadvantage, handicap, or detriment has three inches in height on me a 3-game lead on the second-place team the joke's on me |
