The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word MINED , but the solution may also be SPED UP which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
Got the lead out? crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| MINED | 37 % | 5 |
| ERASED | 32 % | 6 |
| SPED | 21 % | 4 |
| SMELTED | 5 % | 7 |
| SPED UP | 5 % | 7 |
Why may SPED-UP be the right solution?
The phrase "got the lead out" is an idiom meaning to move quickly or accelerate. "SPED UP" is a synonym for moving quickly, making it the right answer for this clue.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Got the lead out?
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- left
- came
- exit
- see
- start
- escaped
- cop
- kick
- degenerated
- wicket
- ensure
Crossword Answer definitions
MINED verb- To remove (ore) from the ground.
- To dig into, for ore or metal.
- To sow mines (the explosive devices) in (an area).
- To damage (a vehicle or ship) with a mine (an explosive device).
- To dig a tunnel or hole; to burrow in the earth.
- To dig away, or otherwise remove, the substratum or foundation of; to lay a mine under; to sap; to undermine.
- (by extension) To ruin or destroy by slow degrees or secret means.
- To pick one's nose.
- To earn new units of cryptocurrency by doing certain calculations.
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 MINED
- Looked for ore
- Dug for coal
- Extracted
- Dug deep
- Dug up
- Went for the gold?
- Went for the gold
- Got material from
- Worked with a pick
- Did some digging
More clues leading to the result ERASED
- Deleted
- Freed up some space, in a way
- Rubbed out
- Taken off the tape
- No longer on the board
- Off the board?
- Took out of context?
- Wiped out
- Blotted out
- Did blackboard duty
More clues leading to the result SPED
- Flew by
- Floored it
- Hurried
- Put the pedal to the metal
- Tore
- Exceeded the limit
- Hustled
- Made haste
- Ignored the posted limits
- Went like the wind
More clues leading to the result SMELTED
- Went for the gold?
- Refined, as metal
- Extracted metal from
- Refined
- Refined, as ore.
- Refined ore.
- Refined.
- Fused, as ore.
- Fused ore.
- Fused.