The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word LED which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2023.
Directed crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LED | 32 % | 3 |
| BADE | 16 % | 4 |
| STEERED | 14 % | 7 |
| SENT | 11 % | 4 |
| RAN | 9 % | 3 |
| OVERSEEN | 4 % | 8 |
| AIMED | 4 % | 5 |
| ORDERED | 2 % | 7 |
| PILOTED | 2 % | 7 |
| HANDLED | 1 % | 7 |
| SLANTED | 1 % | 7 |
| BOSSED | 1 % | 6 |
| HEADED | 1 % | 6 |
| LEO | 1 % | 3 |
Why may LED be the right solution?
The answer to "Directed" is "LED" because "LED" is the past tense of the verb "lead," which means to guide or direct someone or something.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Directed
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- destination
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- specified
- granted
- edited
Crossword Answer definitions
LED verb- (heading) To guide or conduct.
- To guide or conduct, as by accompanying, going before, showing, influencing, directing with authority, etc.; to have precedence or preeminence; to be first or chief; — used in most of the senses of the transitive verb.
- (heading) To begin, to be ahead.
- To draw or direct by influence, whether good or bad; to prevail on; to induce; to entice; to allure
- To tend or reach in a certain direction, or to a certain place.
- To produce (with to).
- (transitive) To live or experience (a particular way of life).
- Under somebody's control or leadership.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result LED
- Conducted
- Guided
- Played first with Goren
- Took charge
- __ Zeppelin
- Digital-clock feature
- Held the reins
- Opened with
- Topped the heap
- Was up on points
More clues leading to the result BADE
- Commanded
- Directed
- Ordered
- Issued a command to
- Said, as a farewell
- Said, as goodbye
- Wished
- Wished, as a farewell
- Summoned
- Offered, as a farewell
More clues leading to the result STEERED
- Guided
- Manned the helm
- Had the helm
- Took the tiller
- Took the wheel
- Was in the driver's seat
- Acted as coxswain, e.g.
- Directed
- Took the helm
- Drove
More clues leading to the result SENT
More clues leading to the result RAN
- Campaigned
- Operated
- Sought office
- Competed
- Did a 5K
- High-tailed it
- Managed
- Took to one's heels
- Turned tail
- __ through (rehearsed)
More clues leading to the result OVERSEEN
More clues leading to the result AIMED
- __ at (drew a bead on)
- Drew a bead on
- Prepared to fire
- Pointed
- Shot (for)
- Drew a bead
- Had the intent
- Readied the bow
- Intended
- Set sights
More clues leading to the result ORDERED
- Sorted
- Used Seamless, say
- Put into rows
- Dictated
- Logically arranged
- Commanded
- Soon to be delivered, perhaps
- Directed
- Bade
- Mandated
More clues leading to the result PILOTED
- Took the helm
- Steered
- Flew
- Oversaw
- Led
- Took the lead
- Was in command in the cockpit
- Flew, as a plane
- Took the helm of
- Manoeuvred an airplane.
More clues leading to the result HANDLED
More clues leading to the result SLANTED
- On an incline
- Favoring one side
- Not objective
- Biased
- Italicized
- Not on the level
- Not straight up
- Like some handwriting
- On an angle
- At a tilt
More clues leading to the result BOSSED
- Pushed around
- Barked instructions at
- Ordered (around)
- Acted arrogantly with, with "around"
- Gave orders
- Exercised authority over
- Ordered
- Dominated
- Threw one's weight around
- Ordered around
More clues leading to the result HEADED
- Pointy-__ (intellectual)
- Presided over
- Made tracks (toward)
- Led
- Stubborn
- Led.
- Acted as leader.
- Directed.
- Took charge.
- Follower of red or hot