Answer:

ahead

Answer	Crossword Clue
AHEAD	Be in the lead
AHEAD	Leading
AHEAD	At the front

AHEAD	In the lead
AHEAD	On top
AHEAD	Road-sign word
AHEAD	In the future
AHEAD	Forward
AHEAD	In the van
AHEAD	Down the road
AHEAD	Out front

AHEAD	Setting the pace
AHEAD	Winning
AHEAD	On deck
AHEAD	In front
AHEAD	To come
AHEAD	Out in front
AHEAD	Leading in the game
AHEAD	In the offing

AHEAD	It's good to get there
AHEAD	Leading the pack
AHEAD	Chasing no one
AHEAD	Good place to get?
AHEAD	Per person
AHEAD	In first
AHEAD	Up front
AHEAD	Not eating anyone's dust

AHEAD	Towards the future
AHEAD	In the first place?
AHEAD	Like the leader of the pack
AHEAD	Winning, for the moment
AHEAD	Yet to come
AHEAD	Yet to occur
AHEAD	For the future
AHEAD	In first place

AHEAD	Currently first
AHEAD	"Full steam ...!"
AHEAD	At the top of the leaderboard
AHEAD	Up, in a way
AHEAD	Oncoming

Crossword

a puzzle consisting of a grid of squares and blanks into which words crossing vertically and horizontally are written according to clues.