Answer:

leads

Answer	Crossword Clue
LEADS	Plays first with Goren
LEADS	Useful info, to a salesman
LEADS	Is ahead

LEADS	Detectives' hints
LEADS	Musical solos
LEADS	Headliners
LEADS	Starring roles
LEADS	Detectives pursue them
LEADS	Acts as a guide
LEADS	Clues, to a cop
LEADS	Clues, to a dectective

LEADS	Detective's discoveries
LEADS	Has an edge
LEADS	Detective's follow-up list
LEADS	Dog-training devices
LEADS	Investigation aids
LEADS	Takes charge
LEADS	Stays in front
LEADS	Reporters chase them

LEADS	They may be blown in games
LEADS	Hamlet in "Hamlet" and others
LEADS	Shows the way
LEADS	Detective's needs
LEADS	Has followers
LEADS	Sets the pace
LEADS	Goes first
LEADS	Goes in front

LEADS	Crime-solving hints
LEADS	Journalist's sources
LEADS	Heads up
LEADS	They're often the best parts
LEADS	Sought-after roles
LEADS	What detectives follow
LEADS	Assumes command of
LEADS	Clues to check out

LEADS	Salesmen's starting points
LEADS	Runs well in the polls
LEADS	Front-runners
LEADS	Columbo's clues
LEADS	Escorts

Crossword

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